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mamaadwe vai es
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s/he groans



nimamaadwe 1s ind; mamaadwe 3s ind; mamaadwed 3s conj; memaadwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mamaadwe-/

nimamaadwe1s ind es
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mamaadwe3s ind es
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mamaadwed3s conj es
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memaadwed3s ch-conj es
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Maanaambandam ganabaj awe nebaad wenji-mamaadwed.

I think the one sleeping is having a bad dream -- that's why he's moaning.
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Madwe-mamaadwe awe gaa-kiishkizhiged bijiinaago wenda-gaagiijiiwagizigwen noongom.

They hear the one who mowed the lawn yesterday moaning and groaning so he must be sore and aching today.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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