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madwendan vti es
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chew it audibly

Paired with: madwem vta



nimadwendaan 1s - 0s ind; omadwendaan 3s - 0s ind; madwendang 3s - 0 conj; medwendang 3s - 0 ch-conj; madwendan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /madwend-/

nimadwendaan1s - 0s ind es
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omadwendaan3s - 0s ind es
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medwendang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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madwendan2s - 0 imp es
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madwendan /madwend-/: /madwe-/
heard, audible
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it

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.

Word Family

madwendan vti chew it audibly
(detransitive) madwenjige vai s/he chews something audibly, is heard chewing

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