mbe

Definition: right now, immediately (in reference to something that has yet commenced)

mbe 1 right now, immediately (in reference to something that has yet commenced). Mbe oo-nbaan.
>Go to bed right now. MC2011.cs. Mbe gjwebnan wi wiiyaas wii-de-aabwaakding naa.
>Take that meat out now so that it can thaw out in time. MC2005.cs. Aaniish naa, mbe sa gnabach ndaa-ni-maajaa.
>Well, I think I'd better get going. MC2005.cs. Aasnaa mbe boonim wa; gaa gsha wii-zhaa-sii.
>Come on, stop hassling him; he doesn't want to go. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: ambe.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n20114915-1-41n
GKS Reference Number: 24196
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