giin

Eastern Ojibwa

Alternative forms

Pronoun

giin

  1. singular second-person pronoun: you

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 122

Japanese

Romanization

giin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぎいん

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ki·la. Cognate with Plains Cree kîya, Moose Cree kîla, Unami ki, Munsee kii

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiːn/

Pronoun

giin (Syllabics: ᑭᓐ)

  1. singular second-person pronoun: you

See also

Ojibwe personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person niin (ᓃᓐ) niinawind (ᓃᓇᐎᓐᑦ) (exclusive)
giinawind (ᑮᓇᐎᓐᑦ) (inclusive)
2nd person giin (ᑮᓐ) giinawaa (ᑮᓇᐙ)
3rd person wiin (ᐐᓐ) wiinawaa (ᐐᓇᐙ)