About the work

A closer look.

You name one Ojibwe / Anishinaabemowin word, personal name, or short phrase you want to use or understand, and where the doubt is. I go to the Ojibwe People's Dictionary (University of Minnesota), pull the actual entry, and write back: the headword as spelled there, its meaning, its part of speech, the variant spellings, and where I found it. I name the entry and cite the speaker audio where a recording exists. If what you have is a common misspelling or a mistranslation, I show you both versions and what the source says. If the dictionary does not settle it, I tell you plainly instead of guessing. Delivery: one written page, up to three days, one revision.