Bangii’eta Anishinaabemodaa

Episode 9B - Giigidowinan

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  • Ozaamikamig! This is too much!  Exaggerated.
  • Thought: It has snowed so much that we cannot get out of the driveway!  (describing something that   is too excessive)
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  • Gawesaa! Hawesaa! Oh! My goodness!  Expectations failed.  To   describe failure
  • Thought: Our team lost at the end.

    •   We ran out of gas. (something disappointing)

    • Yo hooho! Used to express astonishment often   disapprovingly, oh my, oh my goodness,   goodness gracious
    • Thought: Yo hooho! How did you get that black eye?
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    • Owa! Owaa! A Wow factor. Expressing admiration,   pleased, impressed.  Possessing beauty.   Appealing.
    • Thought: Owa! Great idea! Owa! Looking great! 
    • Wa wa wa! Astonishing. Inconceivable.  Far-  fetched.    Unimaginable, unthinkable,   unbelievable.
    • Thought: I lost my homework! I lost all my money at   the casino.  I forgot my wallet.
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    • Naanabaawish! Came too late.
    • Thought: The fire truck arrived too late.
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    • Ambegish! I wish that….
    • Thought: I wish I was done my essay. I wish I had a   vacation.  I wish I can go, too.
    • Babanaadakamig! Disappointment, it didn’t work out. Letdown.    What a blow! 
    • Thought: Hopeful expectations have failed to surface and disrupts positive feeling
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    • Gaanaganaa! What if it was so? How I wish…
    • Thought: I wish I could take my kids for a vacation at Disneyland.
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    • Gagwaanisagikamig! How horrible! A catastrophe. A tragic   event.
    • Thought: There was a tornado that came by that destroyed homes.
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    • Whaa! Impressed with how something looks
    • Thought: Admiring a friend’s car going by
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    • Awegodogwen igo baakaj? What in the world is happening?
    • Thought: a police man came by ( causing alarm)
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    • Howa! Very impressive!
    • Thought: Admiring someone’s work or talent.
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    • Amanj igo! I don’t know. (wondering about….)
    • Thought: Response to….Was their baby born yet? Did she   receive her gst cheque?
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    • Whaa! Impressed with the look of something
    • Thought: Look at the nice car driving by. Your dress has a wow   factor.
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    • Aigee! Duh! Action or statement deemed foolish or stupid   absurd
    • Thought: He felt foolish when he forgot where he parked.
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    • Aigee! No kidding! Annoyed way to express that   something said is known or obvious
    • Thought: Don’t drive with the shade covering your windshield.
      • Beka! Beka! Wait! Wait up!
      • Thought: Wait for me!
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      • Mii’iwe! That’s all! I am done! Conclusion.
      • Thought: When one is done explaining something or discussing something. 
      • Ashigesh! Something did not pan out as expected negatively  Thought:  It can be embarrassing but can be expressed in a   funny   way.
        • Magizhaa gaye! Perhaps! Maybe.
        • Thought: In response to a matter, you are not sure of
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        • Haamsa! Maajitaadaa! Okay! Let’s start!
        • Thought: Starting a meeting or activity.
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        • Gidaagiinaa! You should have said! Usually to make it   sound funny. Or behaving like they know   everything
        • Thought: Expressing funny or wisecracking comments or cheeky
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        • Zhigo! Zhigwa! And so…   What’s up?
        • Thought: As a ice breaker when starting to chat with someone.
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        • Gegoo na! What is happening?
        • Thought: Asking what is going on when you get a call.
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        • Gangegoo aapiinch! Nothing at all!
        • Thought: In response to what is happening.
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        • Weweni ‘igo Do it carefully!
        • Thought: Do the job with care! Take care!
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        • Ayaangwaamizin! Be safe out there!
        • Thought: A farewell message to be careful and safe out there.
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        • Waawiingezi! Showing great care about details. Precise.
        • Thought: S/he does the job meticulously.
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        • Weweni debinaak! Lacking proper care. Done any old way. 
        • Thought: It was done poorly.
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        • Noojigo Erratic. Carelessly.
        • Thought: The job was done without care hastily.
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        • Maamaazhiish! Showing lack of care! Careless and lazy way!
        • Thought: Done in a haphazard way.
          • Apiichiyaab igo! Hurry up. Do it immediately.
          • Thought: Go to bed now. ( scolding a child that should be in bed already but is not)
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          • Giga-waabamin minawaa. I will see you again.
          • Thought: Farewell statement to family and friends
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          • Giga-waabamin naagaj! I will see you later.
          • Thought: Farewell statement to your family.
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            Bangii’eta AnishinaabemodaaBy Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre