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Ojibway LNO 0A

Ojibway LNO 0A. Introduction. Long and Short Vowel System. The Ojibway language has 7 vowels which are made up with short and long vowels. The long vowels take longer to utter and most are pronounced with a nasal sound, eg. Goon (Snow).

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Ojibway LNO 0A

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  1. Ojibway LNO 0A Introduction

  2. Long and Short Vowel System • The Ojibway language has 7 vowels which are made up with short and long vowels. • The long vowels take longer to utter and most are pronounced with a nasal sound, eg. Goon (Snow). • Each vowel has a distinct sound that differs from English.

  3. Short Vowels • A a Pronounced “uh” as in Cup • O o Pronounced “oh, oo”as in Book • I I Pronounced “ih” as in Pit

  4. Long Vowels • E e Pronounced “ ay” as in Day. • iiPronounced “ ee” as in Peek. • OO Pronounced “oh, oa” as in soup, soak • aa Pronounced “ah” as in doctor’s say AH.

  5. Short vowel practice • I i ikidon (eh k eh d oh n) • bizindan (b eh z eh nd uh n ) • O o Omaa (oh m ah) • midasso (m eh d uh ss oh) • A a Awe ( uh w ay) • Daga ( D uh g uh)

  6. Long Vowel Practice • E e Eta (ay t uh) • Awe (Uh w ay ) • ii aaniin (ah n ee n) • miinawaa (m ee n uh w ah ) • oo Boozhoo (b ou shh ou) • ndoonjii (nd oa n ch ee) • aa aaniin (ah n ee n) • baamaa (b ah m ah)

  7. Consonants- that are the same • M miigwech ( thank you) • N Niin ( me, I) • Y eya ( yes) • H Haaw sa (O.K) • W Gaawiin ( no)

  8. Consonants that don’t match up with English K, P, T are pronounced as if there was an H in front of them, Apii, is pronounced Ahpee, Ikido is pronounced Ihkihdo. D is pronounced as a Teh sound, Dede is pronounced TehTeh. Zh is pronounced as Shh, Zhooniyaa.

  9. G is pronouced as a K, Giin is pronounced Keen. B is pronouced as a P/B Bizindan- some speakers will have a more P sound Pehzehndan. J is pronounced as a ch (church), maajaan is pronounced Mah ch ah n

  10. Consonants not used in Ojibway • L • F • Th • R • V

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