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Ojibwe Weather terms
Term | Definition |
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Aaniin ezhiwebak agwajiing? | What’s happening outside? |
Mino-giizhigad | It is a nice day. |
Waaseyaa | It is sunny. |
Gimiwan | It is raining. |
Anwaatin | It is calm weather. |
zoogipon | It is snowing. |
Maadanimad | The wind starts to blow. |
Gizhaate | It is hot. |
Waawaate | There are northern lights. |
Gisinaa | It is cold. |
Awanibiisaa | There is a heavy fog or mist. |
Noodin | It is windy. |
Gichi-noodin | It is very windy. |
Ningwaanakwad | It is cloudy. |
Aabawaa | It is warm and mild. |
Awan | It is foggy. |
Mizhakwad | It is clear. |
Ashibishidosh | There is a tornado or whirlwind. |
Gashkadin | It freezes over. |
Animikiikaa | It is Thundering. |
Inaabiwin | It is lightning. |
Miskwaanakwad | There is a red sky. |
Niiskaadad | It is nasty weather. |
Ozhaashaa | It is slippery. |
Dakaasin | There is a cool wind. |
Aabawaa ani-ziigwang | It is warm and mild as spring approaches. |
Gichi-gimiwan | It is raining very hard. |
Gii-anwaatin gii-wewebanaabiyan. | It was calm when you were fishing. |
Ani-gisinaa. Wii-soogipon. | It is becoming cold. It is going to snow. |
Ani-ziigwang, gichi-noodin. | As spring approaches, there is a big wind. |
Gii-niibing, gii-gichi-aabawaa. | When it was summer, It was very warm and mild. |
Gii-pabaamose. Gii-waawaate agwajiing. | He/she walked about. There were northern lights outside. |
Biboon. Zoogipon. | It is winter. It is snowing. |
Gii-pasbaamibizoyaan, gii-gichi-awan. | When I was driving about, It was very foggy. |
Andego-giizis. Gichi-noodin. | It is March. It is very windy. |
Ningwanakwad, maagizhaa gaye wii-kimiwan. | It is cloudy, maybe it is going to rain. |
Zaagibagaa-giizis. Abaawaa. | It is May. It is warm and mild. |
Noongom da-gizhaate. Mizhakwad. | Today it will be hot. It is clear. |
Jiimaaning gii-pabaamishkaayaan, gii-ashibishidosh. | As I was paddling the canoe, there was a |
Dagwaagin. Gashkadin. | It is fall. The lake freezes over. |
Gimiwan gaye animikiikaa. | It is raining, also, it is thundering. |
Bangishimog, Miskwaanakwad. | When the sun sets, the sky is red. |
Gichi-zoogipon. Gichi-noodin. | It is snowing very hard. It is very windy. |
Ikwewag gii-pimosewag gegaa gii-ozhaashiziwag. | The women were walking and they almost slipped. |