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nibwaam nid es
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my thigh (back of thigh)

Note:
There is no simple independent word for thigh. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=bwaam-/ thigh to make a full word:
  • nibwaam, nimbwaam, imbwaam my thigh (1s-0s)
  • gibwaam your thigh (2s-0s)
  • obwaam h/ thigh t (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of nibwaam my thigh are:



nibwaam sg; nibwaaman pl; nibwaaming loc; nibwaamens dim; nibwaamish pej; Stem: /nibwaam-/

nibwaam sg es
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nibwaaman pl es
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nibwaaming loc es
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nibwaamens dim es
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nibwaamish pej es
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