how many times? – aaniin endasing? 1 x – aabiding 1 x – ningoding 2 x – niizhing 3 x – nising 4 x – niiwing 5 x – naaning 6 x – ningowaaching 7 x – niizhwaaching 8 x – nishwaaching 9 x – zhaangaching 10 x – midaaching 11 x – ashi-bezhigong 12 x – ashi-niizhing 20 x – niizhtana dasing 30 x – nisimidana dasing 10s and 100s use – dasing
1 by 1 – bebezhig 2 each/every/at a time/both – neniizh 3 at a time – neniswi 4 every time – neniiwin 5 every time – nenaanan 6 every time – neningowaaswi 7 every time – neniizhwaaswi 10 every time – memidaaswi 20 every time - nenishtana+n 60 every time - neningodwaasimidana+n 200 every time - neniizhwaak 700 every time – neniizhwaaswaak 1000 every time – memidaaswaak 10 x every time – memidaaching every 2 days – neniizhogiizhig every month - neningo-giizis
how many are they (animate)? - aaniin endashiwaad? be so many in number - dashiwag 1 – bezhigo 2 – niizhiwag 3 – nisiwag 4 – niiwiwag 5 – naananiwag 6 – ningodwaachiwag 7 – niizhwaachiwag 8 – nishwaachiwag 9 – zhaangachiwag 10 – midaachiwag 200 - niizhwaakozi+wag bezhigo ikwe there is one woman niizhiwag ikwewag there are two women
how many are they (inanimate)? – aaniin endasingin? be so many in number- dasinoon Naananinoon onaaganan. There are five plates.solar system 1 - bezhigon 2 - niizhinoon 3 - nisinoon 4 - niiwinoon 5 - naananinoon 6 - ningodwaachinoon 7- niizhwaachinoon 8 - nishwaachinoon 9 - zhaangachinoon 10 - midaachinoon 200 - niizhwaakwad+oon
2 minutes/acres/subunits – niizhodiba’igaans 2 hours/miles/units - niizho-diba`igan 2 days – niizhogon 3 nights ago – nisogon 12 days - midaaso-giizhik ashi niizh 2 weeks - niizho-anama’e-giizhik 2 months - niizho-giizis 12 months - midaaso-giizis ashi niizh 2 years – niizho-biboon 2 years – niizho-gikinoonowin
2 days old: s/he is – niizhogonagizi it is the second (of the month) - niizhogonagizi 2 years: it is ~ - niizho-biboonagad 2 years: s/he is ~ - niizho-biboonagizi
2 classes/sorts: be of ~ - niizhwewaanagad+oon 2 classes/sorts: be of ~ - niizhwewaanagizi+wag 2 strings/rows - niizhwaabiig 2 columns – niizho-niisaabijigan 2 of ST wooden – niizhwaatig
be alone – bezhigo be one/same – bezhigwan one at a time - bebezhig 2 at a time – neniizh 4 at a time - neniiwin every 2 days – neniizhogiizhig 2 ways/instances/kinds/choices – niizhwewig a little at a time – bebangii be of 3 classes - niswayagad leave one by one - maamaajaawag how many? – aaniin minik how often? – aaniin dasing
every one - endaso-bezhig every little while - wewayiiba every once and a while – naningodinong every once in a while, every now and then - ayaapii every minute - endaso-diba`iganens every morning - endaso-gigizheg every day - endaso-giizhig every evening - endaso-naagosh every night - endaso-dibik every two/other day – neniizhogon every two/other day – neniizhogiizhig every sunday - dasing enami`e-giizhigakin every fall - endaso-dagwaagin every winter - endaso-biboon
Each/every/so many (prefix) – daso-/endaso- so many hours – daso-diba’igan so many nights – daso-dibik
Netamising Naazhosing Nesing
Lesson One - Nitam izhisijigan
Ningo-diba'igaans - One minute Ningo-diba'igan - One hour/mile/unit Ningo-giizhik - One day Ningo-dibik - One night Ningo-anama'egiizhig - One week Ningo-giizis - One month Ningo-gikinoonowin - One year Ningo-biboon - One year Ningo-biboonagad - it is one year Ningo-biboonagizi - s/he is one year old