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madwezige vai es
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s/he is heard firing, signals by firing a gun



nimadwezige 1s ind; madwezige 3s ind; madweziged 3s conj; medweziged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /madwezige-/

madwezige3s ind es
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nj
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madweziged3s conj es
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nj
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medweziged3s ch-conj nj
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es
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gii'-madwezig3s ind pst nj
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Ishpimiing izhi-madwezige andwewezwaad.

S/he's firing a shotgun in the air to find h/.
 nj
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madwezige /madwezige-/: /madwe-/
heard, audible
; /-izige/
s/he fires (shoots off a gun)

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

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Word Family

madwezan vti crack it (mineral) with fire or blasting
(detransitive) madwezige vai s/he is heard firing, signals by firing a gun

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