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gijichaag nad

your soul (the spirit within)

Note:
There is no simple independent word for soul (spirit within). A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=jichaagw-/ spirit to make a full word: 
  • ninjichaag, injichaag my soul (the spirit within) (1s-3s) 
  • gijichaag your soul (the spirit within) (2s-3s) 
  • ojichaagwan h/ soul (the spirit within) (3s-3')



gijichaag 2s - 3s; Stem: /=jichaagw-/

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Word Family

=jichaagw- nad STEM FOR: someone's soul (the spirit within)
ninjichaag nad my soul (the spirit within) gijichaag nad your soul (the spirit within) ojichaagwan nad h/ soul (the spirit within)

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