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ambe pc interj es
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come on!; let's go!; attention!



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ambe gh
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rg
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Ambe daga wiisinidaa.

Come on let's eat.
 rg
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Ambe daga da-agwaataawag igiw abinoonjiinyag. Mii go gegaa gabe-ishkwaa-naawakwe zaagagwamowaad imaa nibiikaang.

Get those kids out of the water. They've been in the water almost all afternoon.
 es
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Ambe daga wiijiiwishin. Naadidaa i'iw doodooshaaboo imaa adaawewigamigong.

Come on with me. Let's go after some milk at the store.
 es
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Ambe shke naa owi-niimidaa.

Come on, let's go dance.
 es
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Ambe omaa bi-izhaan.

Come over here
 lw
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Ambe ishke gopiidaa.

Let's go into the woods.
 es
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Ishpi-dibikad. Ambe gidaa-gii-kawishimomin.

It's late. We should go lie down.
 nj
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Ambe izhaadaa oodenaang.

Come on, let's go to town.
 rg
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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