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mamadwetoo vai es
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s/he is heard moving or doing something repeatedly or here and there



nimamadwetoo 1s ind; mamadwetoo 3s ind; mamadwetood 3s conj; memadwetood 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mamadwetoo-/

nimamadwetoo1s ind es
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mamadwetoo3s ind es
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mamadwetood3s conj es
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memadwetood3s ch-conj es
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Mamadwetoo iwidi awasisag. Namanj ezhichigegwen.

I hear him moving around in the other room. I don't know what he's doing.
 es
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Awegwen igo gaa-mamadwetood agwajiing dibikong.

I wonder who was making that noise outside last night.
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reduplication of: madwetoo vai
mamadwetoo /mamadwetoo-/: /mamadwe-/
heard, audible
; /-too/
s/he or it (animate) acts, moves, causes

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