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indaanis nad gh
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my daughter

Note:
There is no simple independent word for daughter. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=daanis-/ daughter to make a full word: 
  • nindaanis, indaanis, ndaanis my daughter (1s-3s)
  • gidaanis your daughter (2s-3s)
  • odaanisan h/ daughter
  • [MN] odaanisan h/ daughter/daughters (3s-3')
  • [BL] odaanisan h/ daughter (3s-3's)
  • [BL] odaanisa’ h/ daughters (3s-3'p)Some basic forms of 
indaanis my daughter are: 



indaanis sg; indaanisag pl; Stem: /=daanis-/

indaanis sg gh
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indaanisag pl gh
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Gii-kwiinoobii aana-gii-nibinaadid a'awe indaanis.

My daughter went to fetch water and she didn't find any.
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Ogii-wiiweginaan iniw oniijaanisensan awe indaanis.

My daughter wrapped up her baby.
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Word Family

=daanis- nad STEM FOR: daughter
indaanis nad my daughter nindaanis nad my daughter gidaanis nad your daughter odaanisan nad h/ daughter

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