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

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