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madweyaabiigibijige vai es
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s/he strums something, plays a guitar



nimadweyaabiigibijige 1s ind; madweyaabiigibijige 3s ind; madweyaabiigibijiged 3s conj; medweyaabiigibijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /madweyaabiigibijige-/

nimadweyaabiigibijige1s ind es
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madweyaabiigibijige 3s ind es
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madweyaabiigibijiged3s conj es
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medweyaabiigibijiged3s ch-conj es
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madweyaabiigibijige /madweyaabiigibijige-/: /madweyaabiigibid-/ stem of madweyaabiigibidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

madweyaabiigibidoon vti2 strum, play it (a guitar)
(detransitive) madweyaabiigibijige vai s/he strums something, plays a guitar (derived noun) madweyaabiigibijigan ni a guitar

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