manise

Ojibwe

Etymology

man- (harvest, gather) + -s- (firewood) + -e (incorporating final)

Verb

manise (changed conjunct form menised, reduplicated form mamanise)

1. harvest
2. cut (fire)wood

   Dagwaagong ningii-manisemin wii-aabajitooyaang biboong.

   Last fall we cut fire wood for us to use in the winter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of manise

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nimanise	nimanisesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gimanise	gimanisesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	manise	manisesii(n)
Obviative (3')	manisewan	manisesiiwan
Indefinite (X)	manisem	manisesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nimanisemin	nimanisesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gimanisemin	gimanisesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gimanisem	gimanisesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	manisewag	manisesiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	maniseyaan	manisesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	maniseyan/yin	manisesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	manised	manisesig
Obviative (3')	manisenid	manisesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	maniseng	manisesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	maniseyaang	manisesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	maniseyang/ying	manisesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	maniseyeg	manisesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	manisewaad	manisesiwaad

See also

• biisiga'an
• giishka'ise
• inizhige
• mishi

References

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