Pronouncing corrupted Anishinabe words is simple! Starting with the "a" sound, it usually sounds like the ah in ah-choo. The b and p sounds are the same and sound like ba (as in bud but without pronouncing the ending d sound), bi (as in pronouncing the English letter b), bo (as in boat but without pronouncing the ending t sound), and boo (as in pronouncing boot but without pronouncing the ending t sound), and pa, pi, po, and poo are the same. Another important fact about the Anishinabe "oo" vowel sound, is the many variations it comes in such as in boo and poo, and goo and koo, and soo and shoo, and just the simple oo sound.
The "g" sound always sounds like English words like gave, get, give, and so on, excepting when a wa, wi, wo, and woo follows. An example includes, the Anishinabe word for fish which is gigo. You pronounce it as you would pronounce the English word geek, but without pronouncing the ending k sound. So it sounds like gi-go. Of course the go part of gigo sounds like the English word go. The Anishinabe "g" sounds are identical to the Anishinabe b and p sounds. They sound like ga, gi, go, and goo, excepting when the wa, wi, wo, and woo follows. They sound like gwa, gwi, gwo, and gwoo. The same applies to the Anishinabe "k" sounds. They sound like ka, ki, ko, and koo, excepting when the wa, wi, wo, and woo follows. They sound like kwa, kwi, kwo, and kwoo. The Anishinabe "s" sounds are identical to the Anishinabe b and p sounds, and the g and k sounds, excepting when a wa, wi, wo, and woo follows. They sound like Swa, Swi, Swo, and Swoo. They sound like sa, si, so, soo.
The same applies to the Anishinabe "sh" and "zh" sounds. They sound like sha, shi, sho, and shoo, and zha, zhi, zho, and zhoo. The Anishinabe "m" and "n" sounds are also identical to the Anishinabe b and p sounds, g and k sounds, and so on. They sound like ma, mi, mo, and moo, and na, ni, no, and noo. The Anishinabe "ch" sounds sound like the English words cheat, chick, chuck and so on. They sound like cha, chi, cho, and choo. Anishinabe vowels are easy as well. The most important being probably the Anishinabe "e" vowel, which always sounds like day, gay, may, pay and so on. I write the Anishinabe "e" vowel sound as it is pronounced as in the Anishinabe word for the number three, which is in-sway.
Whenever you see an ay, in the Anishinabe word i have written, it sounds like the sounds in English words like day, gay, may, pay and so on. Then we have Anishinabe words which end in either "sh" or "zh" to pronounce. You pronounce them as you would with English words like crush, brush, and hush. We also have the Anishinabe words which have the "j" sound. You pronounce those Anishinabe words with the "j" sound like English words like join, judge and just. They sound like ja, ji, jo, and joo. We also have the Anishinabe "j" sound in the middle of the word before a consonant. We pronounce those Anishinabe words like the Anishinabe word for later, which is na-gaj, as that. They are also spelled with a ch on many occasions.
When you see an "ai" in Anishinabe words, particularly in the middle of those words, they sound like na-i-gan. The Anishinabe "i" vowel sounds like the English letter e. An example would be the Anishinabe words for book and lake. You pronounce them like ma-zi-na-i-gan, and za-ga-i-gan. The Anishinabe "ii" vowel sounds identical to English words like lean, seen and teen. When you see an oak at the end of a syllable, you know it sounds like the English words oak, broke, smoke and so on. When you see an Anishinabe syllabic written below with the Anishinabe "ii" vowel, you know it sounds like lean, seen and teen. When you see an e at the end of an Anishinabe syllabic below, you know it sounds like the English words bone, home, loan, and tone. Even if the syllabic ends with a s or z, such as bones, homes, loans and tones.
When you see an "ie" at the end of an Anishinabe syllabic below, you know it sounds like the sound in English words like die, tie and why. I have written the Anishinabe words like syllabics in order for you to correctly pronounce the Anishinabe words. When you see b, d, t, g, k, s, z, at the end of an Anishinabe word, they have the ending b, d, t, g, k, s, and z sounds. Not the beginning.
two = niiz
three = ni-so
four = ni-win
five = na-nan
six = nin-go-ta-so
seven = niiz-zah-so
eight = nis-ah-so
nine = song-so
ten = mi-ta-so
eleven = mi-ta-so ah-si bay-zig
twelve = mi-ta-so ah-si niiz
thirteen = mi-ta-so ah-si ni-so
fourteen = mi-ta-so ah-si ni-win
fifteen = mi-ta-so ah-si na-nan
sixteen = mi-ta-so ah-si nin-go-ta-so
seventeen = mi-ta-so ah-si niiz-zah-so
eighteen = mi-ta-so ah-si nis-ah-so
nineteen = mi-ta-so ah-si song-so
twenty = niiz-ta-na
twenty one = niiz-ta-na ah-si bay-zig
thirty = ni-si-mi-ta-na
thirty one = ni-si-mi-ta-na ah-si bay-zig
forty = ni-mi-ta-na
forty one = ni-mi-ta-na ah-si bay-zig
fifty = na-ni-mit-ta-na
fifty one = na-ni-mit-na si bay-zig
fifty two = na-ni-mit-na si niiz
fifty three = na-ni-mit-tan ah-si ni-so
fifty four = na-ni-mit-tan ah-si ni-win
fifty five = na-ni-mit-tan ah-si na-nan
fifty six = na-ni-mit-tan ah-si nin-go-ta-so
fifty seven = na-ni-mit-tan ah-si niiz-zah-so
fifty eight = na-ni-mit-tan ah-si nis-ah-so
fifty nine = na-ni-mit-tan ah-si song-so
sixty = nin-go-ta-so-mi-ta-na
sixty one = nin-go-ta-so-mi-ta-na ah-si bay-zig
seventy = niiz-zah-so-mi-ta-na
seventy one = niiz-zah-so-mi-ta-na ah-si bay-zig
eighty = nis-ah-so-mi-ta-na
eighty one = nis-ah-so-mi-ta-na ah-si bay-zig
ninety = song-so-mi-ta-na
ninety one = song-so-mi-ta-na ah-si bay-zig
one hundred = got-walk
south = sa-wa-nong
east = wa-ba-nong
west = pon-gi-si-mong
northeast = ki-way-ti-nong i-zi wa-ba-nong
southeast = sa-wa-nong i-zi wa-ba-nong
southwest = sa-wa-nong i-zi pon-gi-si-mong
northwest = ki-way-ti-nong i-zi pon-gi-si-mong
older sister = ni-mi-say
younger (brother or sister) = ni-si-may
older brother = ni-sa-yay
male cousin = ni-sa-yay
female cousin = nin-da-way-ma
younger cousin = ni-si-may
female cousin (older) = ni-mi-say
uncle (mothers brother) = ni-zi-say
uncle (fathers brother) = ni-mi-so-may
aunt (mothers sister) = ni-no-say
aunt (fathers sister) = ni-zi-gos
mother = ni-ma-ma
father = ni-ba-ba
grandfather = ni-mi-so-mis
grandmother = no-ko
black = ma-ka-tay-o-zi
orange = o-za-o-zi
purple = mi-ning i-zi-na-go-zi
yellow = o-za-o-zi
red = mis-ko-zi
blue = o-za-o-sko-zi
green = ah-ski-ba-gong i-zi-na-go-zi
brown = o-za-o-zi
pink = o-gi-ni wa-bi-gwa-ning i-zi-na-go-zi
black = ma-ka-tay-wa
orange = o-za-wa
purple = mi-ning i-zi-na-gwan
yellow = o-za-wa
red = mis-skwa
blue = o-za-wa-skwa
green = ah-ski-ba-gong i-zi-na-gwan
brown = o-za-wa
pink = o-gi-ni wa-bi-gwa-ning i-zi-na-gwan
badger = mi-ta-nask
bat = o-pi-kwa-na-chi
beaver = ah-mik
bear = mak-kwa (plural) mak-kwuk
bear (male) = na-bay mak-kwa
bear (sow) = no-zay mak-kwa
bear (cub) = ma-kos
big horn sheep = ma-cha-nis (plural) ma-chan-suk
big horn sheep (ram) = na-bay ma-cha-nis
big horn sheep (ewe) = no-zay ma-cha-nis
big horn sheep (lamb) = man-chan-says
black bear = ma-ka-tay-wi mak-kwa (plural) ma-ka-tay-wi mak-kwuk
black bear (male) = na-bay ma-ka-tay-wi mak-kwa
black bear (sow) = no-zay ma-ka-tay-wi mak-kwa
black bear (cub) = ma-ka-tay-wi ma-kos
bobcat = pi-zoo
brown bear = o-za-wi mak-kwa (plural) o-za-wi mak-kwuk
brown bear (male) = na-bay o-za-wi mak-kwa
brown bear (sow) = no-zay o-za-wi mak-kwa
brown bear (cub) = o-za-wi ma-kos
buffalo = mus-ko-tay bi-zi-ki
buffalo herd = mus-ko-tay bi-zi-ki-oak
buffalo (bull) = na-bay mus-ko-tay bi-zi-ki
buffalo (cow) = no-zay mus-ko-tay bi-zi-ki
buffalo (calf) = mus-ko-tay bi-zi-keys
caribou = ah-tik (plural) ah-tik-wek
caribou (bull) = na-bay ah-tik
caribou (cow) = no-zay ah-tik
caribou (calf) = ah-tik-os
cottontail rabbit = wa-bos
coyote = may-chi-cha-ga-nis
deer = way-buy-os (plural) way-buy-o-suk
deer (buck) = na-bay way-buy-os
deer (doe) = no-zay way-buy-os
deer (fawn) = way-buy-o-says
elk = o-ma-skoz (plural) o-ma-sko-zoak
elk (bull) = na-bay o-ma-skoz
elk (cow) = no-zay o-ma-skoz
elk (calf) = o-ma-sko-zos
flying squirrel = o-za-ga-skan-da-way
fox = wa-gos
grey fox = ma-zi-na-go-zi wa-gos
grizzly bear = mak-kwa (plural) mak-kwuk
grizzly bear (male) = na-bay mak-kwa
grizzly bear (sow) = no-zay mak-kwa
grizzly bear (cub) = ma-kos
ground squirrel = ah-chi-chi-ta-mo
horse = mis-tat-tim (plural) mis-tat-i-moak
horse (stallion) = na-bay sim
horse (mare) = no-zay sim
horse (colt) = mis-tat-i-mos
jackrabbit = mi-sa-bos
jumping mouse = wa-bi-go-zees
lynx = pi-zoo
marten = wa-bi-zi
mink = song-way-zi
moose = moos (plural) moo-zoak
moose (bull) = ah-ya-bay
moose (cow) = o-ni-cha-nay moos
moose (calf) = moo-zos
mountain goat = ah-si-ni-wa-chi ma-na-tik (plural) ah-si-ni-wa-chi ma-na-tik-oak
mountain goat (billy) = na-bay ah-si-ni-wa-chi ma-na-tik
mountain goat (nannie) = no-zay ah-si-ni-wa-chi ma-na-tik
mountain goat (kid) = ah-si-ni-wa-chi ma-na-tik-os
mountain lion = mi-sa-bi-soo
mouse = wa-bi-ga-no-chi
mule deer = ah-ni-no-ti-ma-ka-chay-wa-nos (plural) ah-ni-no-ti-ma-ka-chay-wa-no-suk
mule deer (buck) = na-bay ah-ni-no-ti-ma-ka-chay-nos
mule deer (doe) = no-zay ah-ni-no-ti-ma-ka-chay-nos
mule deer (fawn) = ah-ni-no-ti-ma-ka-chay-wa-no-says
muskrat = wa-zask
pocket gopher = wa-chi ski-mos
polar bear = wa-bi mak-kwa (plural) wa-bi mak-kwuk
polar bear (male) = na-bay wa-bi mak-kwa
polar bear (sow) = no-zay wa-bi mak-kwa
polar bear (cub) = wa-bi ma-kos
porcupine = kag
prairie dog = o-chi ski-mos
red fox = mis-ko-zi wa-gos
skunk = si-gak
squirrel (grey) = mi-sa-chi-ta-mo
squirrel (red) = mis-ko-zi ah-chi-ta-mo
swift fox = wa-gos
vole = ah-mi-ko-wa-bi-go-zees
weasel = shin-gos
whitetail deer = way-buy-os (plural) way-buy-o-suk
whitetail deer (buck) = na-bay way-buy-os
whitetail deer (doe) = no-zay way-buy-os
whitetail deer (fawn) = way-buy-o-says
wolf = ma-in-gan
wolverine = o-geen-gwan-gay