awenen

Ojibwe

Pronoun

awenen (plural awenenag, obviative awenenan)

1. who

   Awenen awedi?

   Who's that over there?

Related terms

• awegwen
• awenesh

 

See also

• ayiʼii

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

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/awenen-pron-inter