Alphabetized List of Verb Endings from Baraga's Otchipwe Grammar



	Alphabetized List of Verb Endings from Baraga's 1878 Otchipwe Grammar

This list, based on the list of endings in Portage Lake: Memories of an Ojibwe Childhood, by Maude Kegg , edited by John D. Nichols, was prepared by Sarah Wandersee, under the direction of Dr. Lawrence T. Martin.

Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, by J. Randolph Valentine, was used as a reference in the preparation of this document.

This list can be used in conjunction with the Verb Paradigm Chart on the online version of Baraga's Grammar available on this Website.

This should be considered a work in progress. It is not always completely clear how Baraga's grammatical categories should be converted to modern Ojibwe grammatical terminology. Also in a work of this kind and length, typographical errors are inevitable. If you notice any errors, please feel free to contact us at the information below.

Note that the alphabetical list of endings is followed by a few helpful notes, including some paradigms of "defective" verbs.

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Verb Endings from Baraga's Otchipwe Grammar

Table of Abbreviations

VAI	Intransitive verb with an animate subject
VAI + O	Intransitive verb with an animate subject plus optional object
VII	Intransitive verb with an inanimate subject
VTA	Transitive verb with an animate object
VTI	Transitive verb with an inanimate object
1	First person singular
2	Second person singular
3	Third person singular
3'	Third person, animate obviative
X	Unspecified actor
1p	First person plural, exclusive ("we, but not you")
21	First person plural, inclusive ("we, you and I and perhaps others")
3p	Third person plural
O	Third person, inanimate
Op	Third person, inanimate plural
ind	Independent verbal order
dub	Dubitative verb mode
neg	Negative

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Dr. Lawrence T. Martin
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Last Updated: September 12, 2007