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indaga pc disc

[RL]

please!; come on!

See also: daga pc disc



Ambe ani-maajaadaa. Indaga amaji'.

Let's get going. Wake him up!
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Indaga aabaabika'an iwe ataasoowigamig.

Go unlock that storage shed.
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Biimagoode iwe mazinaakizowin. Indaga miinogoodoon.

That picture is hung crooked. Please hang it straight.
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Indaga madaabiiwidooyok i'iwe jiimaan.

Come on, why don't you people take that boat down to the lake.
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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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