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gidoodem nad es
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your clan

Note:
There is no simple independent word for clan, totem. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=doodem-/ clan to make a full word:
  • nindoodem, indooden, ndoodem my clan (1s-3s)
  • gidoodem your clan (2s-3s)
  • odoodeman h/ clan
    • [MN] odoodeman h/ clan (3s-3')
    • [BL] odoodeman h/ clan (3s-3's)
A basic form of gidoodem your clan is:



gidoodem sg; Stem: /=doodem-/

gidoodem sg es
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gidoodeminaan21p - 3s es
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