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niningwan nad gh
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my son-in-law



niningwan sg; niningwanag ; Stem: /niningwan-/

niningwan sg gh
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nj
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Indaga dawinamaw 'iw desa'on aw niningwan. Mii imaa ge-izhi-bagidoomaad iniw waawaashkeshiwan.

Please clear off the platform for my son-in-law to set down the deer he's bring in on his back.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

=ningwan nad STEM FOR: someone's son-in-law
niningwan nad my son-in-law giningwan nad your son-in-law oningwanan nad h/ son-in-law

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