Anishinaabemowin Jiimaan

Aabadizo wenizhishid giizhik-the fine cedar is used
Aatwaakosijigan(ag)-framing stake(s)
Abwiikewag-they make a paddle
Abwi(in)-paddle(s)
Agowanewaatig(oog)-gunnel cap(s)
Apikanikaan(an)-temporary thwart(s)
Apikan(ag)-thwart(s)
Apisidaagan(ag)-slat(s) or sheathing
Apisidaaganike-s/he makes sheathing
Asemaa-tobacco
Asin(iig)-rock(s)
Baashkinede’igan-steamer
Bigiw-spruce pitch
Bigiwikewag-they make pitch
Biindakoojigewin-offering of tobacco
Bikwakokaan(an)-wooden or cedar peg(s)
Bikwakokaanike-s/he makes wooden pegs
Bimikwaan(ag)-gunnel(s)
Bimikwaanike-s/he forms gunnels
Bishagaakobijigewag-they are peeling birch bark
Daashkibijigewin-root splitting
Daashkiga’ige-s/he splits
Gashkigwaaso-s/he sews
Gashkoonowin(an)-lashing
Gawaandag-black spruce
Gezhaagamideg-warm water
Giizhik-cedar
Gwayako-didibinan!-Roll it up correctly!
Ishkweyaang-back of the canoe
Jiimaan-canoe
Jiimaanike-wigiwaaming-canoe making house
Maananoons-ironwood/hop hornbeam tree
Maniwiigwaase-s/he gathers birch bark
Mewadishiwejig-visitors
Migoos(an)-awl(s)
Mookodaaso-s/he carves or whittles
Mookojigan-draw knife
Naajibigiwe-s/he harvests spruce pitch
Nabagisagoonsikewin-board-making
Nagaajiwanaang-also known as Fond du Lac Reservation
Niigaan-front of the canoe
Obishagaakobidoon Wiigob-s/he peels the inner bark of the basswood
Odoozhi’aawaan apisidaaganag-they make cedar sheathings
Odoozhitoonaawaa Jiimaanike-Wigamig-they build the canoe making house
Ogiishkizhaanaawaan-they cut and trim the roots
Ojiim-to kiss
Onaadinaanaawaan wadabiin -they go get spruce root
Onaakosijigan-forming frame
Onaakosijigewag-they use frame and stakes to bend the canoe into the proper shape
Onaakosijigewin-frame making
Ondewan-the roots are boiling
Ozhiitaawin-getting ready for…
Waagaadoowaatig(oog)-end piece(s) or inner prow piece
Waaginaa(g)-canoe rib(s)
Waawaashkeshi bimide-deer fat
Wiigob(iin)-inner basswood bark string(s)
Wiigwaasi-Gashkigwaasowin-birch bark sewing
Wiigwaasi-Jiimaan-birch bark canoe
Wiiwakwaanens-little cap

The above illustrations are from Kevin Finney (a great birch bark canoe builder), who generously shared these Anishinaabemowin teaching tools. Chi Miigwech Kevin.

For more info on building birch bark canoes (wiigwaasi jiimaan) in Anishinaabemowin immersion, check out www.fdlrez.com/museum/downloads/Wiigwaasi Jiimaan 2010.pdf.