There are seven vowels in the double vowel ojibwe writing system.
There are 3 short vowels a-(uh), i-(ih), o-(oh)
There are 4 long vowel sounds aa-(ah), ii-(ee), oo-(oo),
e-(ay)
Here again are your vowel sounds starting with your short and your long
short- a-uh, i-ih and 0-oh
long - aa-ah, ii ee, oo-oh and e-ay
http://ikidowinan.com/doc/doublevowel2.wav
Here are some words with the vowel sounds in them.
Short a- agim - namadabi baashkizigan
Short i - inini - mawi
Short o - ozid - anokii - nibo
Long a - aagim - maajaa
Double ii - niin googii
Double oo - oodena - anookii - goon bimibatoo
Long e sound - emikwaan - awenen anishinaabe - miigwech
OJIBWE SOUND CHART
|
Vowel→ |
a |
aa |
e |
i |
ii |
o |
oo |
|
(sound)→ |
(uh) |
(ah) |
(ay) |
(ih) |
(ee) |
(oh) |
(oo) |
|
b |
Ba |
baa |
be |
bi |
bii |
bo |
boo |
|
ch |
cha |
chaa |
che |
chi |
chii |
cho |
choo |
|
d |
Da |
daa |
de |
di |
dii |
do |
doo |
|
g |
Ga |
gaa |
ge |
gi |
gii |
go |
goo |
|
j |
Ja |
jaa |
je |
ji |
jii |
jo |
joo |
|
k |
Ka |
kaa |
ke |
ki |
kii |
ko |
koo |
|
m |
Ma |
maa |
me |
mi |
mii |
mo |
moo |
|
n |
Na |
naa |
ne |
ni |
nii |
no |
noo |
|
p |
Pa |
paa |
pe |
pi |
pii |
po |
poo |
|
s |
Sa |
saa |
se |
si |
sii |
so |
soo |
|
sh |
sha |
shaa |
she |
shi |
shii |
sho |
shoo |
|
t |
Ta |
taa |
te |
ti |
tii |
to |
too |
|
w |
Wa |
waa |
we |
wi |
wii |
wo |
woo |
|
y |
Ya |
yaa |
ye |
yi |
yii |
yo |
yoo |
|
z |
Za |
zaa |
ze |
zi |
zii |
zo |
zoo |
|
zh |
zha |
zhaa |
zhe |
zhi |
zhii |
zho |
zhoo |
The double vowel “oo” sound varies from place to place, dialect to dialect. In southern Minnesota, the “oo” is pronounced “oow” and the further north you go, the more it will be pronounced “ohhh”. Ojibwe has a nasalized “n” bineshiinh (bird) and giigoonh are good examples. When pronouncing the examples, you will notice air coming from you nose, this the nasal “n” sound. Some writers will capitalize the “n”, others will the nasal “n” out completely. Nasal “n” is often said with these letter combinations- ns, nz and nzh. Letters f,l,q,r.u,v and x are not in the Ojibwe language. The glottal stop is ‘ you can hear the stop in these examples- ode’(his/her heart) and a’aw (that). The glottal is only inserted between vowels, or at the end of a word.
