You Do It - Commands to one person - Notice how all the verbs end with an "n."

• Baakiiganan mazinaigan - turn the page
• Minozheyan - Be good, you!
• Onibaan. - You go to sleep / to bed. (a command to one person)
• Wiisinin - You eat.
• Kidon - You say it.
• Namadabin - You sit.
• Maajaan maampii - You come here.
• Bi izhaan maampii - You come here.
• Boonikan giigido biiapkoons.
  Leave it alone the talking wire (phone).
  Get off the phone.
• Biintoon g'do aanchkinigan. - Clean it your room.
• Zaagajitan n'do aanchkiniganing. - Get out my room.

Yous Do It - Commands to more than one person - Notice how all the verbs end with a "ag" or "ig".

• Bekaayag. - Be quiet (you all!) Bizaanyag - Be quiet (you all!)
• Onibaag. - Yous go to sleep / to bed. (as in a command to several people)
• Kina goya biimskoodabig - Yous sit in a circle.

"Daa" (Let's Do it) Commands - Notice how these commands end with "daa."

• Aambe wiisinidaa
  Come let's eat
• Maajtadaa.
  Start (let's all do it).

"Shin" (You do it to or for me) Commands

• Jiimshin.
  Kiss (you do it to me).
• Naadamoshin.
  Help (you do it to me).
• Booniikwishin.
  Quit it (you do it to me).
  "Leave me alone."
• Zhooniyaa miinshin.
  Money give it to me.
• Naadamooshin gezibiiganaagane'aa.
  Help me wash the dishes.

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