Giidojibwem na? Do you speak Ojibwe?

     Boozhoo!  Giidojibwem na?  Indojibwem, bangii etaago.
     Hello! Do you speak Ojibwe?  I speak Ojibwe, just a little.

     It took two weeks for my book, "Everything You Wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask" and the Pimsleur CD's to arrive from Amazon, but they got here last Wednesday, and I am completing one lesson a day, plus reading a little of the book each day.  Before the end of January I should complete the first 10 lessons. I then plan to get more study resources and begin to attend an Ojibwe conversation table,
     Some of the books I am considering are, Nichols, "A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe"; Jones, "Daga Anishinnbemodaa" (Please, Speak Ojibwe), a language instruction book: and Treuer, "Awesiinyensag" (I think it means baby animals, but I'm not sure), a book of short children's stories.  If you have any other suggestions or recommendations, Please e-mail me, or write in the "comments" below.
     My wish is that by the time of ishigamizige giizis, the maple sap boiling moon, I will have a better acquaintance with Ojibwe culture, and be able to truthfully say, "Indojibwem, bangii etaago."