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nidoondan nid es
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my heel

Note:
There is no simple independent word for heel. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=doondan-/ heel to make a full word: 
  • indoondan, nidoondan, nindoodan my heel (1s-0s)
  • gidoondan your heel (2s-0s)
  • odoondan h/ heel (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of 
nidoondan my heel are: 



nidoondan sg; nidoondanan pl; nidoondanens dim; nidoondanaang loc;

nidoondan sg gh
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es
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nidoondanens dim es
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nidoondanaang loc es
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

=doondan- nid STEM FOR: heel
nidoondan nid my heel indoondan nid my heel gidoondan nid your heel odoondan nid h/ heel

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