waʼaw

Ojibwe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wʌˈʔʌw/

Pronoun

waʼaw anim

  1. this
    Gaazhagens wa'aw
    This is a cat
    Awenen waʼaw?
    Who's this?

See also

Ojibwe demonstrative, dubitative and interrogative pronouns
animate inanimate
proximate obviative
singular plural singular plural
demonstrative proximal (nearest) this/these waʼaw ongow onow oʼow onow
mesioproximal this/these over here waʼawedi ongowedig onowedin oʼowedi onowedin
mesiodistal that/those aʼaw ingiw iniw iʼiw iniw
distal (farthest) that/those over there aʼawedi ingiwedig iniwedin iʼiwedi iniwedin
dubitative I wonder who/what awegwen awegwenag awegwenan wegodogwen wegodogwenan
interrogative who/what? awenen awenenag awenenan wegonen wegonenan

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