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mawadish vta es
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visit h/



nimawadisaa 1s - 3s ind; omawadisaan 3s - 3' ind; mawadisaad 3s - 3' conj; mewadisaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; mawadish 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mawadiS-/

nimawadisaa1s - 3s ind es
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omawadisaan3s - 3' ind es
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mawadisaad3s - 3' conj es
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mewadisaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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mawadish2s - 3 imp es
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Ayaangodino ko bi-dagoshin indinawemagan bimi-mawadishid.

Once in a while my relative comes and visits me (while on the way somewhere).
 rg
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Niwii-o-mawadisaag igiw agaamiiwininiwag awaswaabang.

I want to go visit the people across the lake the day after tomorrow.
 es
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Gabe-giizhig nimawadisaanaan Anangokwe.

We've been visiting with Anangokwe all day.
 gh
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Ningii'-awi-mawadisaa nookomis zhebaa. Wiinge go ani-oziigiingwe. Gichi-aya'aawi.

I went to visit my grandma this morning. She has more wrinkles on her face. She's an elder.
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: mamawadish

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mawadish vta visit h/
(detransitive) mawadishiwe vai s/he visits people (reciprocal) mawadisidiwag vai they visit each other
(derived noun) mawadisidiwin ni a visit

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