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Consonants

Sound	Phonetic	Ojibwe examples	Gloss	English equivalent
b	[b] ~ [p]	bakade nibi gigizheb	'is hungry' 'water' 'in the morning'	pit, spit
ch	[tʃː]	michaa miigwech	'is big' 'thank you'	stitch
d	[d] ~ [t]	debwe biidoon waagaakwad	'tells the truth' 'bring it' 'ax'	do, stop
g	[g] ~ [k]	giin waagosh ikwewag	'you' 'fox' 'women'	geese, ski
h	[h]	hay'		hi
'	[ʔ]	bakite'an ode'	'hit it!' 'someone's heart'
j	[dʒ] ~ [tʃ]	jiimaan ajina ingiikaj	'boat, canoe' 'a little while' 'I'm cold'	jump
k	[kː]	makizin amik	'moccasin shoe' 'beaver'	pick
m	[m]	miinan jiimaan miijim	'five' 'boat, canoe' 'food'	man
n	[n] [ŋ] before g, k	naanan bangii	'five' 'a little bit'	name
p	[pː]	opin imbaap	'potato' 'I laugh'	rip
s	[sː]	asin wiiyaas	'stone, rock' 'meat'	miss
sh	[ʃː]	ashigan animosh	'bass' 'dog'	bush
t	[tː]	ate anit	'(something) is there' 'fish spear'	pit
w	[w]	waabang giiwe bizindaw	'tomorrow' 'goes home' 'listen to someone!'	way
y	[j]	wiiyaw inday	'someone's body' 'my dog'	yellow
z	[z] ~ [s]	ziibi ozid indaakoz	'river' 'someone's foot' 'I am sick'	zebra
zh	[ʒ] ~ [ʃ]	zhabonigan azhigan biizh	'needle' 'sock' 'bring someone!'	measure

Short vowels

Sound	Phonetic	Ojibwe examples	Gloss	English equivalent
i	[ɪ]	inini mawi	'man' 'cries'	pin
o	[o] ~ [ʊ]	ozid anokii nibo	'someone's foot' 'works' 'dies, is dead'	obey, book
a	[ɑ] ~ [ʌ]	agim namadabi baashkizigam	'count someone!' 'sits down' 'gun'	but

The long vowels are: ii, oo, aa, e.

Long vowels

Sound	Phonetic	Ojibwe examples	Gloss	English equivalent
ii	[iː]	niin googii	'I, me' 'dives'	seen
oo	[oː] ~ [uː]	oodena anookii goon	'town' 'hires' 'snow'	boat, boot
e	[eː] ~ [ɛː]	emikwaan awenen anishinaabe	'spoon' 'who' 'person, Indian, Ojibwe'	bed
aa	[aː]	aagim maajaa'	'snowshoe' 'goes away'	father

Alternate consonants

Lenis consonants

Sound	Phonetic	Ojibwe examples	Gloss	English equivalent
b	[b] ~ [p]	bakade nibi gigizheb	'is hungry' 'water' 'in the morning'	pit, spit
d	[d] ~ [t]	debwe biidoon waagaakwad	'tells the truth' 'bring it' 'ax'	do, stop
g	[g] ~ [k]	giin waagosh ikwewag	'you' 'fox' 'women'	geese, ski
j	[dʒ] ~ [tʃ]	jiimaan ajina ingiikaj	'boat, canoe' 'a little while' 'I'm cold'	jump
z	[z] ~ [s]	ziibi ozid indaakoz	'river' 'someone's foot' 'I am sick'	zebra
zh	[ʒ] ~ [ʃ]	zhabonigan azhigan biizh	'needle' 'sock' 'bring someone!'	measure

FORTIS CONSONANTS

Fortis consonants

Sound	Phonetic	Ojibwe examples	Gloss	English equivalent
ch	[tʃː]	michaa miigwech	'is big' 'thank you'	stitch
k	[kː]	makizin amik	'moccasin shoe' 'beaver'	pick
p	[pː]	opin imbaap	'potato' 'I laugh'	rip
s	[sː]	asin wiiyaas	'stone, rock' 'meat'	miss
sh	[ʃː]	ashigan animosh	'bass' 'dog'	bush
t	[tː]	ate anit	'(something) is there' 'fish spear'	pit

other consonants

Other consonants

Sound	Phonetic	Ojibwe examples	Gloss	English equivalent
m	[m]	miinan jiimaan miijim	'five' 'boat, canoe' 'food'	man
n	[n] [ŋ] before g, k	naanan bangii	'five' 'a little bit'	name
w	[w]	waabang giiwe bizindaw	'tomorrow' 'goes home' 'listen to someone!'	way
y	[j]	wiiyaw inday	'someone's body' 'my dog'	yellow
h	[h]	hay'		hi
'	[ʔ]	bakite'an ode'	'hit it!' 'someone's heart'