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nisayenh nad gh
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my older brother

Note:
There is no simple independent word for older brother. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=sayeny-/ older brother to make a full word: 
  • nisayenh my older brother (1s-3s)
  • gisayenh your older brother (2s-3s)
  • osayenyan h/ older brother
  • [MN] osayenyan h/ older brother/older brothers (3s-3')
  • [BL] osayenyan h/ older brother (3s-3's)
  • [BL] osayenya’ h/ older brothers (3s-3'p)The same terms are used for a older male parallel cousin (mother's sister's son; father's brother's son). 
 Some basic forms of 
nisayenh my older brother are: 



nisayenh sg; nisayenyag pl; Stem: /-sayeny--/

nisayenh sg gh
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nj
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nisayenyag pl es
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gh
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nj
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