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madwewe'o vai he (partridge) drums

madwewetaw vta play music for h/

madwewetoon vti2 make it sound, play it

(detransitive) madwewechige vai s/he makes things sound, plays (music) (benefactive) madwewetaw vta play music for h/ (derived noun) madwewechigan ni a musical instrument (especially a keyboard instrument): a piano, an organ
madweyaabideshin vai h/ teeth chatter

madweyaabidewaji vai h/ teeth chatter from the cold

madweyaabikise vai s/he (something mineral or metal) clinks, clangs, rattles, rings

Paired with: madweyaabikise vii

madweyaabikise vii it (something mineral or metal) clinks, clangs, rattles, rings

Paired with: madweyaabikise vai

madweyaabikisin vii it is heard hitting (as or on rock or metal), clangs, rings

Paired with: madweyaabikishin vai

madweyaabikishin vai s/he is heard hitting (as or on rock or metal), clangs, rings

Paired with: madweyaabikisin vii

madweyaabiiga'ige vai s/he plays a violin

madweyaabiigibidoon vti2 strum, play it (a guitar)

(detransitive) madweyaabiigibijige vai s/he strums something, plays a guitar (derived noun) madweyaabiigibijigan ni a guitar
madweyaabiigibijigan ni a guitar

madweyaabiigibijigani-biiwaabikoons ni a guitar string

madweyaabiigibijige vai s/he strums something, plays a guitar

madweyaadagaa vai s/he is heard swimming

See also: madweyaadage vai [BL]

madweyaadagaazii vai s/he is heard wading, "you" can hear h/ wading

madweyaadage vai [BL] s/he is heard swimming

See also: madweyaadagaa vai

madweyaagone vai s/he is heard going through the snow, "you" can hear h/ going through the snow

madweyaajiwande vii it is heard boiling

Paired with: madweyaajiwanzo vai

madweyaajiwanzo vai s/he (a kettle) is heard boiling

Paired with: madweyaajiwande vii

madweyaakide vii it is heard burning, "you" can hear it burning

Paired with: madweyaakizo vai

madweyaakizo vai s/he is heard burning, "you" can hear h/ burning

Paired with: madweyaakide vii

madweyaakwadin vii it (something stick-like) is heard cracking in the cold

madweyaakwa'ige vai s/he knocks on wood, knocks on the door

madweyaakwaji vai is (animate; something stick-like or solid) heard cracking from the cold

Paired with: madweyaakwadin vii

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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