Browse the Anishinaabe Alphabet

A

Aanii giiyenh
(Aa-nii gii-yenh)
v
What did you say?
Aanii gwa na dash
(Aa-nii gwa na dash )
v
Why not then?
Aanii gwanaa iidig
(Aa-nii gwa-naa-ii-dig)
part
As if ?
Aanii iidik
(Aa-nii ii-dik)
part
As if, that's crazy
Aanii nda gwa
(Aa-nii nda gwa)
part
It can be done
Aanii nda gwanaa
(Aa-nii nda-gwa-naa)
part
Responding to something ridiculous, Unbelievable, Absurd
Aanii nda gwanaa dash
(Aa-nii nda-gwa-naa dash)
v
And why not?
Aanii pii
(Aa-nii-pii)
v
Where? When?
Aaniin
(Aa-niin)
part
Hello
Aaniin gegii naa
(Aa-niin ge-gii naa)
part
Hey, how about you?

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