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Waaban

Grand Portage National Monument

Transcript

waaban, waa-ban, waaban

Description

How to say "it is dawn" in Ojibwemowin. Adding g to the end of this word (waabang) modifies it to mean “when it dawn,” which is how we say tomorrow. Waabang – Tomorrow

Credit

Erik Martin Redix (Miskwaa anang), Ojibwe Language Coordinator, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Date Created

03/11/2024

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