nibaa

Ojibwe

Etymology

Uncertain.

Verb

nibaa (changed conjunct form nebaad, reduplicated form nanibaa, stem nibaa- or nibe-)

1. she or he sleeps

   Gichi-noonde-nibaayaan gaa-izhi-gawishimoyaan wii-nibaayaan.

   I was so sleepy I lay down to go to sleep.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nibaa

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ninibaa	ninibaasii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	ginibaa	ginibaasii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	nibaa	nibaasii(n)
Obviative (3')	nibaawan	nibaasiiwan
Indefinite (X)	nibaam	nibaasiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ninibaamin	ninibaasiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	ginibaamin	ginibaasiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	ginibaam	ginibaasiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	nibaawag	nibaasiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nibaayaan	nibaasiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	nibaayan/yin	nibaasiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	nibaad	nibaasig
Obviative (3')	nibaanid	nibaasinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	nibaang	nibaasing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nibaayaang	nibaasiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	nibaayang/ying	nibaasiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	nibaayeg	nibaasiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	nibaawaad	nibaasiwaad

Derived terms

• nibe' vta
• nibekaazo vai
• nibewin ni
• nibaashki vai
• giizhigi-nibaa vai

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/nibaa-vai