giin

Eastern Ojibwa

Alternative forms

• gii

Pronoun

giin

1. singular second-person pronoun: you

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 122

Japanese

Romanization

giin

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぎいん

Ojibwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ki·la. Cognate with Plains Cree kîya, Moose Cree kîla, Unami ki, Munsee kii

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiːn/

Pronoun

giin (Syllabics: ᑭᓐ)

1. singular second-person pronoun: you

See also

Ojibwe personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	niin (ᓃᓐ)	niinawind (ᓃᓇᐎᓐᑦ) (exclusive) giinawind (ᑮᓇᐎᓐᑦ) (inclusive)
2nd person	giin (ᑮᓐ)	giinawaa (ᑮᓇᐙ)
3rd person	wiin (ᐐᓐ)	wiinawaa (ᐐᓇᐙ)