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English-Ojibwe Word Index:

acorn

mitigomin

animal (wild)

awesiinh

ant

enigoons

baby

abinoojiiyens

badger

misakakojiish

bald eagle

migizi

bass (largemouth)

ashigan

bear

makwa

beaver

amik

beaver lodge

amikwiish

bee

aamoo

berry (pick berries)

mawinzo

birch (tree)

wiigwaasi-mitig

birch bark

wiigwaas

birch bark canoe

wiigwaasi-jiimaan

bird (large species)

bineshiinh

blue heron

zhashagi

blue jay

diindiisi

blueberry

miinan

bluebird

ozhaawashko-bineshiinh

boat

jiimaan

butterfly

memengwaa

cabin (log)

mitigo-waakaa'igan

canada goose

nika

canoe

jiimaan

cardinal

misko-bineshiinh

cat

gaazhagens

chickadee

gijigijigaaneshiinh

chipmunk

agongos

cottontail rabbit

manidoo-waabooz

crane (sandhill)

ajijaak

crappie

gidagagwadaashi

crayfish

ashaageshiinh

daughter (my)

indaanis

deer

waawaashkeshi

dock

niminaaweyaandawaagan

dog

animosh

dragonfly

oboodashkwaanishiinh

duck

zhiishiib

father (my)

imbaabaa

fire

ishkode

firefly

waawaatesi

fish

giigoonh

fly (insect)

oojii

frog

omakakii

grandchild (my)

noozhishenh

grandfather (my)

nimishoomis

grandmother (my)

nookomis

grey squirrel

misajidamoo

heron (blue)

zhashagi

hummingbird

nenookaasi

indian (vs. non-indian)

anishinaabe

jack pine

okikaandag

kingfisher

ogiishkimanisii

lake

zaaga'igan

lightning

inaabiwin

loon

maang

mallard

ininishib

mayfly

omiimiisi

minnow

giigoozens

moon

dibik-giizis

mosquito

zagime

mother (my)

nimaamaa

muskellunge (muskie)

maashkinoozhe

muskrat

wazhashk

oak

mitigomizh

ojibwe

anishinaabe

otter

nigig

owl

gookooko'oo

perch

asaawe

pike (northern)

ginoozhe

pine (white)

zhingwaak

porcupine

gaag

prairie

mashkode

rabbit

waabooz

rain

gimiwan

raspberry

miskomin

raven

gaagaagiw

red squirrel

ajidamoo

red-headed woodpecker

meme

rice (wild)

manoomin

river

ziibi

robin

opichi

snake

ginebig

son (my)

ingozis

spider

asabikeshiinh

strawberry

ode'imin

sun

giizis

sunfish

agwadaashi

swan

waabizii

tadpole

boodoonh

tamarak

mashkiigwaatig

tent

babagiwayaanegamig

thunder

biidwewidam

toad

babiigomakakii

tomato

gichi-ogin

tree

mitig

turtle (painted)

miskwaadesi

turtle (snapping)

mikinaak

walleye

ogaa

wild rice

manoomin

wind

noodin

wolf

ma'iingan

woodtick

ezigaa

wren

anaamisagadaweshiinh