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Cooking & Eating Food

       
 

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Cooking - Animate

 

 

Wegnesh gaamanazman?

Mandaamin gwa ngiimanazwaa

 

What did you (S) cook? 

Mandaaminak gwa ngiimanazwaak

 

 

 

(Corn) is what I cooked

 

 

 

 

Wegnesh menzaman? 

Bakakwenh gwa ndomanazwaa

 

What are you (S) cooking? 

Bakakwenhak gwa ndomanazwaak

     

(Chicken/s) is what I am cooking

       

Wegnesh waamanazman? 

Mizisenh gwa nwiimanazwaa

 

What are you (S) going to cook?  

Mizisenhak gwa nwiimanazwaak

 

 

 

(Turkey/s) is what I am going to cook

 

Cooking - Inanimate

   

Wegnesh gaamanazman?  

Waawaan gwa ngiimanazaan

 

 What did you (S) cook?  

Waawnoon gwa ngiimanazaanan

 

 

 

(Egg/s) is what I cooked

 

 

 

 

Wegnesh menzaman? 

Kwaasmaan gwa ndomanazaan

 

What are you (S) cooking? 

Kwaasmaanan gwa ndomanazaanan

 

 

 

(Pumpkin/s)is what I am cooking

 

 

 

 

Wegnesh waamanazman?

Bijiizagan gwa nwiimanazaan

 

What are you (S) going to cook?

Bijiizaganan gwa nwiimanazaanan

 

 

 

(Bread) is what I am going to cook

 

 

 

 

 

Eating -Animate

 

 

Wegnesh gaamiijyin?

Mishiimin gwa ngiimawaa

 

What did you (S) eat?

Mishiiminak gwa ngiimawaak

 

 

 

(Apple/s) is what I ate

 

 

 

 

Wegnesh maajyin?

Pin gwa nmawaa

 

What are you (S) eating?

Piniik gwa nmawaak

 

 

 

(Potato/s) is what I am eating

 

 

 

 

Wegnesh waamiijyin?

Pakwezhigaanhs gwa nwiimawaa

 

What are you (S) going to eat?

Pakwezhigaanhsak gwa nwiimawaak

 

 

 

(Cookie/s) is what I am going to eat?

 

 

 

 

 

Eating - Inanimate

   

 Wegnesh gaamiijyin?

Jiisenhs gwa ngiimiijin

 

What did you (S) eat? 

Jiisenhsan gwa ngiimiijinan

 

 

 

(Carrot/s) is what I ate

 

 

 

 

Wegnesh maajyin? 

Ozaamingaanh gwa nmiijin

 

What are you (S) eating?

Ozaamingaanhan gwa nmiijinan

 

 

 

(Orange/s) is what I am eating

 

 

 

 

Wegnesh waamiijyin?

Ademin gwa nwiimiijin

 

What are you (S) going to eat? 

Ademinan gwa nwiimiijinan

 

 

 

(Strawberry/s) is what I am going to eat