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madwesidoon vti2 es
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make it sound by dropping or hitting it, ring it

Paired with: madweshim vta



nimadwesidoon 1s - 0s ind; omadwesidoon 3s - 0s ind; madwesidood 3s - 0 conj; medwesidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; madwesidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /madwesid-/

nimadwesidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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omadwesidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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madwesidood3s - 0 conj nj
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medwesidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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madwesidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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Madwesidoon zhinawa'oojigan.

Ring the bell.
 nj
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Mii 'iw zhaangaso-diba'iganeg ji-madwesidood 'iw godotaagan.

At nine o'clock he's going to ring the bell.
 es
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Giishpin madwesidood nimbiiwaabikoonsim, ninga-gagwejimaa ji-anokiitawag.

If s/he rings my phone, I'm going to ask h/ if I can work for h/.
 nj
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madwesidoon /madwesid-/: /madwe-/
heard, audible
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)
Reduplicated Form: mamadwesidoon

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

madwesidoon vti2 make it sound by dropping or hitting it, ring it
(detransitive) madwesijige vai s/he makes noise dropping or hitting things, rings things

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