aambe

Definition: let's leave [now], let's get going [now]

aambe
>ij 1 let's leave [now], let's get going [now]. Dago bekaa-yaan, aambe gda-wenaakshin.
>Oh be quiet, better go and lay down now. PL1997.rn. Aambe ni-giiye-daa; gchi-piichaa.
>Let's go home now; it's late. MC2005.cs. Aambe! Shkwaakmigat nii zhgo.
>Let's go! The dance is just about over, you know. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: aambe.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Expression/Interjection
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n72972563306n
GKS Reference Number: 11087
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