By Nora Atlookan, Pauline Gagnon & Melinda Rody
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How to play
- Start at the top left corner of the Ojibwe Syllabics chart.
- Follow the code to get to the first syllabic.
- Write down the syllabics and the English phonetics you land on.
- The code continues from the last syllabics you landed on.
* Students can create their own codes to challenge each other.
Materials
- Ojibwe Syllabics chart in plastic sleeves (Appendix A)
- Ojibwe Code Challenge (Appendix B)
- Pencil and eraser
- Dry-erase markers and erasers
Language in the Activity
Right – Aazhowi’I Left – Apime’I
Up – Ishpimiing Down – Niisi’I
1 – bezhig
2 – Niizhin
3 – Nisso
4 – Niiwin
5 – Naanan
6 – Ngodaasso
7 – Niizhaasso
8 – Nishaasso
9 – Zhaangasso
10 – Midaasso
