NIIZH IKWEWAG
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- Story was told and taught by Earl Nyholm, Professor (now emeritus) of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, in his Advanced Ojibwe class.
- This page created 17 October 1997, last updated 31 August 2002, by
Brian Donovan
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- Aabiding gii-ayaawag niizh ikwewag: mindimooyenh, odaanisan bezhig.
- Iwidi Chi-achaabaaning akeyaa gii-onjibaawag.
- Inashke naa mewinzha gii-aawan, mii eta go imaa sa wiigiwaaming gaa-taawaad igo.
- Mii dash iwapii, aabiding igo gii-awi-bagida'waawaad, giigoonyan wii-amwaawaad.
- Mii dash gaa-zhi-maajaawaad, eni-onaagoshininig, gii-wi-inasaawaad iniw odasabiimiwaan.
- Eni-gigizhebaawagadinig dash igo, chi-gigizheb, gii-maajaawag gii-pooziwaad ojiimaaniwaang.
- Shke naa, wiigwaasijiimaan ogii-ayaanaawaa gii-aabajitoowaad imaa niibininig.
- Megwaa dash igo bimishkaawaad, ogii-waabamaawaan waawaashkeshiwan bimaadagaanid, chi-ayaaben ingwana!
- A'aw dash igo oshkiniigikwe gii-ikido: "Haaw Maam, daga nisaadaa."
- "Haaw," ikido a'aw mindimooyenh.
- Mii sa go baabige go gii-ni-maadakwazhiwewaad chi-enigok gii-pimishkaawaad.
- Mii sa go gaawiin igo waasa imaa gii-ni-adimaawaad iniw chi-ayaaben.
- Mii dash apii aw mindimooyenh gaa-zhi-debibinaad imaa odeshkaning gii-kondaabiiginaad imaa megwaa go bimishkaawaad.
- Shke naa, gii-kichi-dimiimagad imaa naana'idaa.
- Mii sa wa'aw waawaashkeshi imaa gaa-tanaabaawed gii-kibwanaabaawed.
- Mii sa yo'ow weweni gii-maajiinaawaad igo, gii-agwaashimaawaad gii-izhiwinaawaad iwidi endaawaad igo.
- Mii dash igo imaa gakina ingiw anishinaabeg gii-amwaawaad iniw waawaashkeshiwan.
- Yo'ow isa waawaashkeshiwiwiiyaas chi-weweni ogii-ayaanaawaa gomaa go minik.
- Mii sa go geget i'iw sa akeyaa gaa-izhichigewaad ingiw niizh ikwewag.
- Geget igo ingiw anishinaabekweg gii-mino-bimaadiziwag sa go . Mii iw.