Lesson 6 - Commands
Biindigen - Enter, Go inside.
Biindigeg - Enter, Go inside you people.
Abin - Sit.
Abig - Sit you people.
Namadabin - Sit gown.
Namadabig - Sit down you people.
Wiisinin - Eat.
Wiisinig - Eat you people.
Zaagaan - Go outside.
Zaagaamog - Go outside you people.
Giiwen - Go home.
Giiweg - Go home you people.
Maajaan - Leave, Go.
Maajaag - Leave, Go you people.
Ikidon - Say it.
Ikidog - Say it you people.
Bi-giiwen - Come home.
Bi-giiweg - come home you people.
Bi-wiisinin - Come eat.
Bi-wiisinig - Come eat you people.
Ando-abin - Go sit.
Ando-abig - Go sit you people.
Ando-namadabin - Go sit down.
Ando-namadabig - Go sit down you people.
Ando-wiisinin - Go eat.
Ando-wiisinig - Go eat you people.
Booni-wiisinin - Stop eating.
Booni-wiisinig - Stop eating you people.
Ikidon minawaa - Say it again.
Ikidog minawaa - Say it again you people.
Geyaabi-ikidon - Still say it.
Geyaabi-ikidog - Still say it you people.
Aambe - Come on, Come here.
New Words:
biindige - s/he enters
abi - s/he sits
namadabi - s/he sits down
wiisini - s/he eats
zaagaam - s/he goes out, goes outside
giiwe - s/he goes home
maajaa - s/he leaves
ikido - s/he says
bi- - here, towards the speaker
ando- - go to do smth.
aambe - come on!
Note.
Words like 'go', 'enter', 'sit', 'sit down', 'come', i.e. words expressing actions are verbs.
The main form of Ojibwe verbs (the basic word itself) is translated as 's/he does something'.Commands. For to command people what they shoud do in Ojibwe, you should change a verb.
To give a command to one person you have to add -n to the end of a verb:
biindige - biindigen (enter!)
To give a command to more than one person, you have to add -g to the end of a verb:
namadabi - namadabig (sit down you people!)Check that word zaagaam changed in a bit different way. It often happens with verbs ending in -m in Ojibwe.
Grammar note.
Main form of Ojibwe verbs is 3d person singular.Imperative. Imperative is formed with suffixes. Imperative suffixes differ depending on person you address. There are three persons you can command in Ojibwe - you singular, you plural, and we. Imperative suffix for you singular: -n, for you plural: -g.
Note. Word 'zaagaam' changed in a bit different way. Slight differenses in conjugation depend on verb stems. For example, if a verb ends in a consonant, than for to add a suffix starting with a consonant it first needs to add a connecting vowel. For zaagaam such connecting vowel is -o-: zaagaamog.