giin

Eastern Ojibwa

Alternative forms

• gii

Pronoun

giin

1. singular second-person pronoun: you

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 122

Japanese

Romanization

giin

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぎいん

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ki·la. Cognate with Plains Cree kîya, Moose Cree kîla, Unami ki, Munsee kii

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡiːn/

Pronoun

giin (Syllabics: ᑭᓐ)

1. singular second-person pronoun: you

See also

Ojibwe personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	niin, ᓃᓐ	niinawind, ᓃᓇᐎᓐᑦ (exclusive) giinawind, ᑮᓇᐎᓐᑦ (inclusive)
2nd person	giin, ᑮᓐ	giinawaa, ᑮᓇᐙ
3rd person	wiin, ᐐᓐ	wiinawaa, ᐐᓇᐙ