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How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

bi- pv dir

toward the speaker; this way; here; hither



ba- ch-conj;

Bi-anokiin.

Come and work.
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"Ondaashaan omaa bi-izhaan," nindig nookomis.

"Come here," my grandmother said to me.
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Agamiing iwidi bi-ondose.

He's walking here from the lake.
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Aaniin ezhi-wiindemagak iwe oodena gaa-bi-gibikamang,

What's the name of that town we passed on the way here?
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Bi-makadewaanakwagoode 'iwe aanakwad iwidi ningaabii'anong.

There's a black cloud coming up from the west.
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Gaawiin ganage gii-pi-izhaasiin.

He really didn't come.
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Miskwaabikizi aw giizis ba-zaagajiwed.

The sun appearing over the mountain is red.
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Aabanaabam a'awe ba-debinaagozid, aaniin ezhi'od.

Look back at the one who's coming, how she's dressed.
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