Time in Ojibwe

How to tell the time in Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin / ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ), an Algonquian language spoken in the parts of Canadian and the USA. The spelling of Minnesota Ojibwe is used here.

Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons

English	Ojibwe
What time is it?	Aaniish endaso-diba'iganeg? Aaniin endaso-diba'iganeg?
It's one o'clock	Ningo-diba'iganed
It's quarter past one	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-ningo-diba'iganeg
It's half past one	Ningo-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to two	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niizho-diba'iganeg
It's two o'clock	Niizho-diba'iganed
It's quarter past two	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niizho-diba'iganeg
It's half past two	Niizho-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to three	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niso-diba'iganeg
It's three o'clock	Niso-diba'iganed
It's quarter past three	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niso-diba'iganeg
It's half past three	Niso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to four	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niiwo-diba'iganeg
It's four o'clock	Niiwo-diba'iganed
It's quarter past four	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niiwo-diba'iganeg
It's half past four	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niiwo-diba'iganeg
It's quarter to five	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-naano-diba'iganeg
It's five o'clock	Naano-diba'iganed
It's quarter past five	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-naano-diba'iganeg
It's half past five	Naano-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to six	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-ningodwasso-diba'iganeg
It's six o'clock	Ningodwasso-diba'iganed
It's quarter past six	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-ningodwasso-diba'iganeg
It's half past six	Ningodwasso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to seven	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niizhwaaso-diba'iganeg
It's seven o'clock	Niizhwaaso-diba'iganed
It's quarter past seven	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niizhwaaso-diba'iganeg
It's half past seven	Niizhwaaso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to eight	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-niswasso-diba'iganeg
It's eight o'clock	Niswasso-diba'iganed
It's quarter past eight	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-niswasso-diba'iganeg
It's half past eight	Niswasso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to nine	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-zhaangaso-diba'iganeg
It's nine o'clock	Zhaangaso-diba'iganed
It's quarter past nine	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-zhaangaso-diba'iganeg
It's half past nine	Zhaangaso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to ten	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-midaaso-diba'iganeg
It's ten o'clock	Midaaso-diba'iganed
It's quarter past ten	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-midaaso-diba'iganeg
It's half past ten	Midaaso-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to eleven	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-midaaswi-ashi-bezhig-diba'iganeg
It's eleven o'clock	Midaaswi-ashi-bezhig (daso-)diba'iganed Midaaswi-diba'iganed ashi-bezhig
It's quarter past eleven	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-midaaswi-ashi-bezhig-diba'iganeg
It's half past eleven	Midaaswi-ashi-bezhig-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to twelve	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-midaaswi-ashi-niizh-diba'iganeg
It's twelve o'clock	Midaaswi ashi niizh-diba'iganeg
It's quarter past twelve	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans ishkwaa-midaaswi-ashi-niizh-diba'iganeg
It's half past twelve	Midaaswi ashi niizh-diba'iganed ashi-aabita
It's quarter to one	Midaaswi-ashi-naano-diba'igaans jibwaa-ningo-diba'iganeg
It's midnight	Aabitaa-dibikad
It's midday	Naawakwe

Hear how to tell the time in Ojibwe:

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Days of the week

Monday	Ishkwaa anamii'e giizhigad (after prayer day)
Tuesday	Niizho giizhigad (second day)
Wednesday	Aabitoose (halfway)
Thursday	Niiyo giizhigad (fourth day)
Friday	Naano giizhigad (fifth day)
Saturday	Ishkwaa anokii giizhigad (after work day) Giiziibiigisaginige giizhigad (floor scrubbing day)
Sunday	Anamii'e giizhigad (prayer day)

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Months of the year

January	Giichi manido giizis (great spirit moon)
February	Namebini giizis (sucker moon)
March	Onaabani giizis (crust on the snow moon)
April	Ishkigamizige giizis (sap boiling moon)
May	Waabigoni giizis (flower moon) Zagibagaa giizis (budding moon)
June	Ode'imini giizis (strawberry moon)
July	Miini giizis (blueberry moon) Baashkizige giizis (explosion moon) Aabita niibino giizis (half summer moon)
August	Manoominike giizis (wildrice making moon)
September	Waatebagaa Giizis (leaves changing moon)
October	Binaakwe giizis (raking/falling leaves moon)
November	Gashkidino giizis (freezing/ice forming moon)
December	Manido Giizisoohns (little spirit moon)

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Seasons

Spring	Ziigwan
Summer	Niibin
Autumn/Fall	Dagwaagi
Winter	Biboon

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Time in Ojibwe

Days of the week

Months of the year

Seasons

Links

Time expressions

Multilingual pages