Pocket Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe)

$21

Pocket Ojibwe by Patricia M. Ningewance, C.M.

This is our most popular seller (over 30,000 sold and 12 editions since 2006). It is a compact guide with popular phrases to say in many settings.  The author won the Order of Canada in 2023 for her language reclamation work.  Anishinaabemowin means the Ojibwe Language.

Description

A Phrasebook for Nearly All Occasions

This 232-page Ojibwe phrasebook introduces the reader to ready-made phrases and sentences to use in everyday situations including Arrival at a Community, On the Phone, Visiting, At a Ceremony. You learn what to say in different locales like at the band office, the store, in a medical or legal situation and in the bush. Pronunciation is explained in the beginning chapter and with a handy pronunciation key at the bottom of each page. An interesting place name section contains English and Ojibwe names for places in Canada and USA. There is a handy English-Ojibwe glossary at the back of the book. This book contains some traditional recipes and folklore.