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madwebide vii es
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it is heard driving, is heard running or operating, is idling

Paired with: madwebizo vai



madwebide 0s ind; madwebideg 0s conj; medwebideg 0s ch-conj; madwebidemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /madwebide-/

madwebide0s ind es
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madwebideg0s conj es
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medwebideg0s ch-conj es
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madwebidemagad0s aug ind es
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Niwazitaawi'igomin i'iwe odaabaan medwebideg aana-anokiiyaang.

That car that is idling is bothering us as we try to work.
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Gego ingoji izhaaken. Ninoondaan madwebiisaag.

Don't go anywhere. I hear it raining.
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madwebide /madwebide-/: /madwe-/
heard, audible
; /-bide/
it moves without obstruction: flies, speeds, falls, drives; it undergoes mechanical action: runs, operates

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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