waʼaw
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Ojibwe[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
waʼaw
- this (animate)
- Awenen waʼaw?
- Who's this?
See also[edit]
Ojibwe demonstrative, dubitative and interrogative pronouns
| Animate | Inanimate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximate | Obviative | ||||||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||||
| Demonstrative | Proximal (Nearest) | this/these | waʼaw | ongow | onow | oʼow | onow |
| Mesioproximal | this/these over here | waʼawedi | ongowedig | onowedin | oʼowedi | onowedin | |
| Mesiodistal | that/those | aʼaw | ingiw | iniw | iʼiw | iniw | |
| Distal (Farthest) | that/those over there | aʼawedi | ingiwedig | iniwedin | iʼiwedi | iniwedin | |
| Dubitative | I wonder who/what | awegwen | awegwenag | awegwenan | wegodogwen | wegodogwenan | |
| Interrogative | who/what | awenen | awenenag | awenenan | wegonen | wegonenan | |
References[edit]
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/wa-aw-pron-dem