It is Sunday - Anami`e-giizhigad. prayer day It is Monday. - Ishkwaa-anami'e-giizhigad. after prayer day It is Tuesday. - Niizho-giizhigad. day two It is Wednesday - Aabitoose. in the middle It is Thursday - Niiyo-giizhigad day four It is Friday. - Naano-giizhigad day five It is Saturday. - Giziibiigisaginige-giizhigad floor scrubbing day
What day is it today? What day is it today? – Aaniin ezhigiizhigak noongom? What day will it be tomorrow? – Aaniin waa-izhigiizhigak waabang? What day was it yesterday? – Aaniin gaa-izhigiizhigak bijinaago?
It is Friday.- Naanogiizhigad. ...when/while, as, if it is Friday- Naanogiizhigak. I arrived there on Friday– ingii-ni-dagoshin Naanogiizhigak I arrived here on Friday– ingii-pi-dagoshin Naanogiizhigak
Where are you going to go on Friday? – Aaniindi waa-izhaayan Nanogiizhigak? ...during the weekend/break - anwebing (When people rest) Did you go anywhere last weekend? - Ingoji na gigii-izhaa gii-anwebing?
what is red cloud doing on sunday? – aaniin waa-izhichiged miskwaanakwad anama'egiizhigadinig? anama'egiizhigadinig – on sunday, when it is sunday upon him. (-inig 4th person perspective inanimate because red cloud is 3rd person) he will come back on sunday – anama'egiizhigadinig wii-pi-azhegiiwe. my parents came to visit on friday. – niniigi'igoog gii-pi-mawadishiwewag gii-naanogiizhigadinig. they arrive here in the evening. – gii-onaagoshininig gii-pi-dagoshinoog. they went back on sunday. – gii-anama'egiizhigadinig gii-ni-azhegiiwewag.
how many weeks are you going to be gone? – aaniin das anami'egiizhik waa-ondendiyan? how many days will you be gone? – aaniin dasogon waa-ondendiyan? how many days will you be gone? – aaniin dasogiizhig waa-ondendiyan? three weeks - niso-anami'egiizhik overnight – ingodibik 2 nights – niizhodibik 6 nights – ingodwaasodibik 1 week – ingwanama'egiizhik 1 week - ningo-anama'egiizhigwagak 2 weeks – niwanama'egiizhik 3 weeks – niswanama'egiizhig 1 month – ningogiizis 2 months – niizhogiizis 3 months (thru) – nisogiizis (biinish) 11 months – ashi-bezhigogiizis 1 year (cycle of seasons) – ingogikinoonowin 1 year (winter) – ningobiboon every year at this time – endasogikinoonowin how many days? – aaniin dasogiizhig? how many nights? – aaniin dasodibik? how many weeks? – aanin daswanama'egiizhik? how many months? – aaniin dasogiizis? how many years? (winters) – aaniin dasobiboon? how many years (astrological cycles)? – aaniin endaso-gikinoonowin? week: be so many ~s - daso-anama'e-giizhigwagad