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madwesin vii es
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it makes noise dropping or hitting something, rings

Paired with: madweshin vai



madwesin 0s ind; madwesing 0s conj; medwesing 0s ch-conj; Stem: /madwesin-/

madwesin0s ind es
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madwesing0s conj es
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medwesing0s ch-conj es
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Gabe-zhebaa madwesin giigidoo-biiwaabikoons.

The phone rang all morning long (this morning).
 nj
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Mii imaa wenji-wanitood i'iw obiimaskwa'iganim. Ingii-noondaan madwesing iwidi niisaya'ii.

He missed his wrench but I heard it drop down below.
 es
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madwesin /madwesin-/: /madwe-/
heard, audible
; /-sin/
it falls, lies, contacts, hits on something

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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