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Consonants
Sound Phonetic Ojibwe examples Gloss English equivalent
b [b] ~ [p] bakade
nibi
gigizheb
'is hungry'
'water'
'in the morning'
pit, spit
ch [tʃː] michaa
miigwech
'is big'
'thank you'
stitch
d [d] ~ [t] debwe
biidoon
waagaakwad
'tells the truth'
'bring it'
'ax'
do, stop
g [g] ~ [k] giin
waagosh
ikwewag
'you'
'fox'
'women'
geese, ski
h [h] hay'
hi
' [ʔ] bakite'an
ode'
'hit it!'
'someone's heart'
j [dʒ] ~ [tʃ] jiimaan
ajina
ingiikaj
'boat, canoe'
'a little while'
'I'm cold'
jump
k [kː] makizin
amik
'moccasin shoe'
'beaver'
pick
m [m] miinan
jiimaan
miijim
'five'
'boat, canoe'
'food'
man
n [n]
[ŋ] before g, k
naanan
bangii
'five'
'a little bit'
name
p [pː] opin
imbaap
'potato'
'I laugh'
rip
s [sː] asin
wiiyaas
'stone, rock'
'meat'
miss
sh [ʃː] ashigan
animosh
'bass'
'dog'
bush
t [tː] ate
anit
'(something) is there'
'fish spear'
pit
w [w] waabang
giiwe
bizindaw
'tomorrow'
'goes home'
'listen to someone!'
way
y [j] wiiyaw
inday
'someone's body'
'my dog'
yellow
z [z] ~ [s] ziibi
ozid
indaakoz
'river'
'someone's foot'
'I am sick'
zebra
zh [ʒ] ~ [ʃ] zhabonigan
azhigan
biizh
'needle'
'sock'
'bring someone!'
measure




Short vowels
Sound Phonetic Ojibwe examples Gloss English equivalent
i [ɪ] inini
mawi
'man'
'cries'
pin
o [o] ~ [ʊ] ozid
anokii
nibo
'someone's foot'
'works'
'dies, is dead'
obey, book
a [ɑ] ~ [ʌ] agim
namadabi
baashkizigam
'count someone!'
'sits down'
'gun'
but

The long vowels are:[1] ii, oo, aa, e.

Long vowels[2]
Sound Phonetic Ojibwe examples Gloss English equivalent
ii [iː] niin
googii
'I, me'
'dives'
seen
oo [oː] ~ [uː] oodena
anookii
goon
'town'
'hires'
'snow'
boat, boot
e [eː] ~ [ɛː] emikwaan
awenen
anishinaabe
'spoon'
'who'
'person, Indian, Ojibwe'
bed
aa [aː] aagim
maajaa'
'snowshoe'
'goes away'
father

Alternate consonants

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Lenis consonants
Sound Phonetic Ojibwe examples Gloss English equivalent
b [b] ~ [p] bakade
nibi
gigizheb
'is hungry'
'water'
'in the morning'
pit, spit
d [d] ~ [t] debwe
biidoon
waagaakwad
'tells the truth'
'bring it'
'ax'
do, stop
g [g] ~ [k] giin
waagosh
ikwewag
'you'
'fox'
'women'
geese, ski
j [dʒ] ~ [tʃ] jiimaan
ajina
ingiikaj
'boat, canoe'
'a little while'
'I'm cold'
jump
z [z] ~ [s] ziibi
ozid
indaakoz
'river'
'someone's foot'
'I am sick'
zebra
zh [ʒ] ~ [ʃ] zhabonigan
azhigan
biizh
'needle'
'sock'
'bring someone!'
measure

FORTIS CONSONANTS

Fortis consonants
Sound Phonetic Ojibwe examples Gloss English equivalent
ch [tʃː] michaa
miigwech
'is big'
'thank you'
stitch
k [kː] makizin
amik
'moccasin shoe'
'beaver'
pick
p [pː] opin
imbaap
'potato'
'I laugh'
rip
s [sː] asin
wiiyaas
'stone, rock'
'meat'
miss
sh [ʃː] ashigan
animosh
'bass'
'dog'
bush
t [tː] ate
anit
'(something) is there'
'fish spear'
pit

other consonants

Other consonants
Sound Phonetic Ojibwe examples Gloss English equivalent
m [m] miinan
jiimaan
miijim
'five'
'boat, canoe'
'food'
man
n [n]
[ŋ] before g, k
naanan
bangii
'five'
'a little bit'
name
w [w] waabang
giiwe
bizindaw
'tomorrow'
'goes home'
'listen to someone!'
way
y [j] wiiyaw
inday
'someone's body'
'my dog'
yellow
h [h] hay'
hi
' [ʔ] bakite'an
ode'
'hit it!'
'someone's heart'

Notes

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  1. ^ O'Meara, John, 1996, p. xvii-xviii
  2. ^ O'Meara, John, 1996, pp. xvii-xviii