naadoobii

Ojibwe

Etymology

naad- (“fetch, approach”, initial) + -ooby- (“liquid”, medial) + -e (incorporating final)

Verb

naadoobii (changed conjunct form nayaadoobiid)

1. gather sap

   Atoobaaning ngii-siiginaamin i'iw ozhiga'iganaaboo gii-naadoobiiyaan ani-onaagoshig.

   We poured the sugar water into the tank when we gathered the sap in the evening.

2. go get water or other liquid

Conjugation

Conjugation of naadoobii

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ninaadoobii	ninaadoobiisii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	ginaadoobii	ginaadoobiisii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	naadoobii	naadoobiisii(n)
Obviative (3')	naadoobiiwan	naadoobiisiiwan
Indefinite (X)	naadoobiim	naadoobiisiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ninaadoobiimin	ninaadoobiisiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	ginaadoobiimin	ginaadoobiisiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	ginaadoobiim	ginaadoobiisiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	naadoobiiwag	naadoobiisiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	naadoobiiyaan	naadoobiisiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	naadoobiiyan/yin	naadoobiisiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	naadoobiid	naadoobiisig
Obviative (3')	naadoobiinid	naadoobiisinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	naadoobiing	naadoobiising
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	naadoobiiyaang	naadoobiisiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	naadoobiiyang/ying	naadoobiisiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	naadoobiiyeg	naadoobiisiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	naadoobiiwaad	naadoobiisiwaad

See also

• ziinzibaakwadwaaboo (“maple sap”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/naadoobii-vai