ikido

Ojibwe

Etymology

iN- "thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner" + -gido "speak"

Verb

ikido (changed conjunct form ekidod, reduplicatd form ayikido)

1. s/he says, speaks so

   Ogii-mashkawitoon i'iwe gaa-ikidod.

   He made a stronger statement.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ikido

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindikid	nindikidosii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidikid	gidikidosii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	ikido	ikidosii(n)
Obviative (3')	ikidowan	ikidosiiwan
Indefinite (X)	ikidom	ikidosiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindikidomin	nindikidosiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidikidomin	gidikidosiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidikidom	gidikidosiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	ikidowag	ikidosiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ikidoyaan	ikidosiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	ikidoyan/yin	ikidosiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	ikidod	ikidosig
Obviative (3')	ikidonid	ikidosinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	ikidong	ikidosing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ikidoyaang	ikidosiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	ikidoyang/ying	ikidosiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	ikidoyeg	ikidosiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	ikidowaad	ikidosiwaad

Derived terms

• ikidoomagad
• ikidowin

Related terms

• giigido
• gaagiigido
• izhi

See also

• ganoozh
• -mo

References

John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm, A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1995