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madwewe vii es
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it makes noise, resounds, reverberates



madwewe 0s ind; madweweg 0s conj; medweweg 0s ch-conj; madwewemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /madwewe-/

madwewe0s ind es
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madweweg0s conj es
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medweweg0s ch-conj es
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Aandi gwayak endanitaagwak gaa-madweweg.

Where is that sound coming from?
 nj
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Gii-madwewe i'iw makizhinish.

The old tire had a blow-out.
 es
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Mii iw igo naa gii-ni-naabweweg i'iw gaa-madweweg.

There was a second explosion (after the first one).
 es
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madwewe /madwewe-/: /madwe-/
heard, audible
; /-we/
s/he sounds, makes a noise

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

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