inawemaagan(relative)Biindigen(Comein/Welcome)Nimishomis(Grandfather)Iskigamizige-Giizis(April) **Translates toSap Boiling MoonAaniin ezhi-giiziswaagiizid?(What month isit)Nookomis(Grandmother) Boozhooor Aaniin(Hello)Nindede(Father)aaniin ezhiayaayan?(How areyou?)nindizhinikaaz(My name is ) **Say your name firstthen nindizhinikaaz   niijii(Myfriend)Daga(Please)biboon(year)Nimo'aya(I amgood)dibikgiizis(moon)Nimaamaa(Mother)Miigwech(Thankyou)gigawaabamin(See youlater)minogigizheb(goodmorning)Gakaabikaang(Minneapolis)yaan gegiiminagiizhigad(Have agood day)abinoojiinh(Children)Minodibikad(Goodevening)AnishinaabeorAnishinabe(People)inawemaagan(relative)Biindigen(Comein/Welcome)Nimishomis(Grandfather)Iskigamizige-Giizis(April) **Translates toSap Boiling MoonAaniin ezhi-giiziswaagiizid?(What month isit)Nookomis(Grandmother) Boozhooor Aaniin(Hello)Nindede(Father)aaniin ezhiayaayan?(How areyou?)nindizhinikaaz(My name is ) **Say your name firstthen nindizhinikaaz   niijii(Myfriend)Daga(Please)biboon(year)Nimo'aya(I amgood)dibikgiizis(moon)Nimaamaa(Mother)Miigwech(Thankyou)gigawaabamin(See youlater)minogigizheb(goodmorning)Gakaabikaang(Minneapolis)yaan gegiiminagiizhigad(Have agood day)abinoojiinh(Children)Minodibikad(Goodevening)AnishinaabeorAnishinabe(People)

Ojibwe Words and Phrases - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. inawemaagan (relative)
  2. Biindigen (Come in/Welcome)
  3. Nimishomis (Grandfather)
  4. Iskigamizige-Giizis (April) **Translates to Sap Boiling Moon
  5. Aaniin ezhi-giiziswaagiizid? (What month is it)
  6. Nookomis (Grandmother)
  7. Boozhoo or Aaniin (Hello)
  8. Nindede (Father)
  9. aaniin ezhi ayaayan? (How are you?)
  10. nindizhinikaaz (My name is ) **Say your name first then nindizhinikaaz
  11. niijii (My friend)
  12. Daga (Please)
  13. biboon (year)
  14. Nimo'aya (I am good)
  15. dibik giizis (moon)
  16. Nimaamaa (Mother)
  17. Miigwech (Thank you)
  18. giga waabamin (See you later)
  19. mino gigizheb (good morning)
  20. Gakaabikaang (Minneapolis)
  21. yaan gegii mina giizhigad (Have a good day)
  22. abinoojiinh (Children)
  23. Mino dibikad (Good evening)
  24. Anishinaabe or Anishinabe (People)