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noondaw vta rg
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hear h/

Paired with: noondan vti



ninoondawaa 1s - 3s ind; ninoondaagoo X - 1s ind; ninoondaag 3s - 1s ind; ginoondaw 2s - 1s ind; ginoondawin 1s - 2s ind; ginoondoon 1s - 2s ind; onoondawaan 3s - 3' ind; noondawaa X - 3s ind; noondawaad 3s - 3' conj; nwaandawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; noondaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /noondaw-/

ninoondawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ninoondaagooX - 1s ind nj
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rg
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ninoondaag3s - 1s ind nj
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rg
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ginoondaw2s - 1s ind nj
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rg
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ginoondawin1s - 2s ind nj
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ginoondoon1s - 2s ind rg
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onoondawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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rg
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noondawaaX - 3s ind nj
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noondawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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rg
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nwaandawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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noondaw2s - 3 imp rg
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ogii'-noondawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Zhebaa ningii-noondawaa a'aw animosh madwe-migid.

This morning I heard the dog barking.
 rg
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Gaawiin ninoondaagosiin a'aw inini. Ganabaj gagiibishe.

That man didn't hear me. I think he's deaf.
 rg
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Awasisag iwidi namadabi awe endwewemad. Ningikenimaa iwidi ayaad. Ninoondawaa megaded.

The person you asking for is sitting in the other room. I know he's there because I hear him burping.
 es
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Awiya ningii'-noondawaa biibaagid gii-biidaabang.

I heard someone yelling at daybreak.
 nj
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Ningii'-noondawaa "gaawiin" ikidod. Gaawiin ganabaj odaa-gashkitoon.

I heard him say "No." He doesn't think he can do it.
 nj
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Gagwe-noondaw gwayak ekidod.

Hear h/ out. / Try to understand what h/ is saying.
 nj
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Ningii'-noondaagoo na gaa-gii'-ikidowaan.

Was what I said heard? = Did you understand me?
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: naanoondaw

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

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Word Family

noondaw vta hear h/
(reflexive) noondaadizo vai s/he hears h/ self (reciprocal) noondaadiwag vai they hear each other

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