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

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