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ninik nid es
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my arm

Note:
There is no simple independent word for arm. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=nik-/ arm to make a full word:
  • ninik my arm (1s-0s)
  • ginik your arm (2s-0s)
  • onik h/ arm (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of ninik my arm are:



ninik sg; ninikan pl; ninikens dim; ninikaang loc; ninikaash pej; Stem: /=nik-/

ninik sg gh
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es
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ninikan pl gh
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ninikens dim es
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ninikaang loc gh
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es
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ninikaash pej es
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

=nik- nid STEM FOR: arm
ninik nid my arm ginik nid your arm onik nid h/ arm

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