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gigidig nad

[ML]

your knee

Note:
There is no simple independent word for knee. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=gidigw-/ knee to make a full word:
  • nigidig, ningidig, ingidig my knee (1s-3s)
  • gigidig your knee (2s-3s)
  • ogidigwan h/ knee
    • [MN] ogidigwan h/ knee/knees (3s-3')
    • [BL] ogidigwan h/ knee (3s-3's)
    • [BL] ogidigwa’ h/ knee (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of gigidig your knee are:



Stem: /=gidigw-/