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gikan nid es
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your bone

Note:
There is no simple independent word for bone. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /-kan-/ bone to make a full word:
  • nikan my bone (1s-0s)
  • gikan your bone (2s-0s)
  • okan h/ bone (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of gikan your bone are:



gikan sg; gikanan pl; gikanens dim; gikaning loc; gikanish pej; Stem: /=kan-/

gikan sg gh
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es
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gikanan pl gh
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es
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gikaning loc es
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gikanish pej es
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