How to tell the time in Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin / ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ), an Algonquian language spoken in the parts of Canadian and the USA. The spelling of Minnesota Ojibwe is used here.
Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons
English | Ojibwe |
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What time is it? | Aaniish endaso-diba'iganeg? Aaniin endaso-diba'iganeg? |
It's one o'clock | Ningo-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past one | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-ningo-diba'iganeg |
It's half past one | Ningo-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to two | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niizho-diba'iganeg |
It's two o'clock | Niizho-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past two | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niizho-diba'iganeg |
It's half past two | Niizho-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to three | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niso-diba'iganeg |
It's three o'clock | Niso-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past three | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niso-diba'iganeg |
It's half past three | Niso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to four | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niiwo-diba'iganeg |
It's four o'clock | Niiwo-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past four | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niiwo-diba'iganeg |
It's half past four | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niiwo-diba'iganeg |
It's quarter to five | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-naano-diba'iganeg |
It's five o'clock | Naano-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past five | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-naano-diba'iganeg |
It's half past five | Naano-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to six | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-ningodwasso-diba'iganeg |
It's six o'clock | Ningodwasso-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past six | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-ningodwasso-diba'iganeg |
It's half past six | Ningodwasso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to seven | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niizhwaaso-diba'iganeg |
It's seven o'clock | Niizhwaaso-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past seven | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niizhwaaso-diba'iganeg |
It's half past seven | Niizhwaaso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to eight | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niswasso-diba'iganeg |
It's eight o'clock | Niswasso-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past eight | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niswasso-diba'iganeg |
It's half past eight | Niswasso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to nine | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-zhaangaso-diba'iganeg |
It's nine o'clock | Zhaangaso-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past nine | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-zhaangaso-diba'iganeg |
It's half past nine | Zhaangaso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to ten | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-midaaso-diba'iganeg |
It's ten o'clock | Midaaso-diba'iganed |
It's quarter past ten | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-midaaso-diba'iganeg |
It's half past ten | Midaaso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to eleven | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-midaaswi-ashi-bezhig-diba'iganeg |
It's eleven o'clock | Midaaswi-ashi-bezhig (daso-)diba'iganed Midaaswi-diba'iganed ashi-bezhig |
It's quarter past eleven | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-midaaswi-ashi-bezhig-diba'iganeg |
It's half past eleven | Midaaswi-ashi-bezhig-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to twelve | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-midaaswi-ashi-niizh-diba'iganeg |
It's twelve o'clock | Midaaswi ashi niizh-diba'iganeg |
It's quarter past twelve | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-midaaswi-ashi-niizh-diba'iganeg |
It's half past twelve | Midaaswi ashi niizh-diba'iganed ashi-aabita |
It's quarter to one | Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-ningo-diba'iganeg |
It's midnight | Aabitaa-dibikad |
It's midday | Naawakwe |
Hear how to tell the time in Ojibwe:
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Monday | Ishkwaa anamii'e giizhigad (after prayer day) |
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Tuesday | Niizho giizhigad (second day) |
Wednesday | Aabitoose (halfway) |
Thursday | Niiyo giizhigad (fourth day) |
Friday | Naano giizhigad (fifth day) |
Saturday | Ishkwaa anokii giizhigad (after work day) Giiziibiigisaginige giizhigad (floor scrubbing day) |
Sunday | Anamii'e giizhigad (prayer day) |
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January | Giichi manido giizis (great spirit moon) |
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February | Namebini giizis (sucker moon) |
March | Onaabani giizis (crust on the snow moon) |
April | Ishkigamizige giizis (sap boiling moon) |
May | Waabigoni giizis (flower moon) Zagibagaa giizis (budding moon) |
June | Ode'imini giizis (strawberry moon) |
July | Miini giizis (blueberry moon) Baashkizige giizis (explosion moon) Aabita niibino giizis (half summer moon) |
August | Manoominike giizis (wildrice making moon) |
September | Waatebagaa Giizis (leaves changing moon) |
October | Binaakwe giizis (raking/falling leaves moon) |
November | Gashkidino giizis (freezing/ice forming moon) |
December | Manido Giizisoohns (little spirit moon) |
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Spring | Ziigwan |
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Summer | Niibin |
Autumn/Fall | Dagwaagi |
Winter | Biboon |
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Information about time in Ojibwe
http://weshki.atwebpages.com/clock.html
https://ojibwelanguage.blogspot.com/2012/09/ojibwe-time.html
https://www.ldftribe.com/headstart/html/CircleTimeTalk.html
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