bookoshkaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

bookw- (broken (in two)) + -shkaa

Verb

bookoshkaa (inanimate intransitive)

  1. it breaks/is broken in two

Conjugation

Conjugation of bookoshkaa
Independent positive negative
singular (0s) bookoshkaa bookoshkaasinoon
obviative singular (0's) bookoshkaani bookoshkaasinini
plural (0p) bookoshkaawan bookoshkaasinoon
obviative plural (0'p) bookoshkaaniwan bookoshkaasininiwan
Conjunct positive negative
singular or plural (0) bookoshkaag bookoshkaasinog
obviative singular or plural (0') bookoshkaanig bookoshkaasininig

Verb

bookoshkaa (animate intransitive)

  1. he/she/it is broken in two
  2. he/she is broke (out of money)[1]

Conjugation

Conjugation of bookoshkaa
Independent positive negative
1st person (1s) Niin nimbookoshkaa nimbookoshkaasii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin gibookoshkaa gibookoshkaasii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin bookoshkaa bookoshkaasii(n)
Obviative (3') bookoshkaawan bookoshkaasiiwan
Indefinite (X) bookoshkaam bookoshkaasiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind nimbookoshkaamin nimbookoshkaasiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind gibookoshkaamin gibookoshkaasiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa gibookoshkaam gibookoshkaasiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa bookoshkaawag bookoshkaasiiwag
Conjunct positive negative
1st person (1s) Niin bookoshkaayaan bookoshkaasiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin bookoshkaayan/yin bookoshkaasiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin bookoshkaad bookoshkaasig
Obviative (3') bookoshkaanid bookoshkaasinid/sinig
Indefinite (X) bookoshkaang bookoshkaasing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind bookoshkaayaang bookoshkaasiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind bookoshkaayang/ying bookoshkaasiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa bookoshkaayeg bookoshkaasiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa bookoshkaawaad bookoshkaasiwaa

Derived terms

  • bebookwaadaagime-giizis

References

  1. ^ Ningewance, Patricia M. Talking Gookom's Language
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