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niinindib nid gh
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my brain

Note:
There is no simple independent word for brain. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=iinindib-/ body to make a full word: 
  • niinindib my brain (1s-0s)
  • giinindib your brain (2s-0s)
  • wiinindib h/ brain (3s-0s); some people have an alternate form owiinindib
Some basic forms of 
niinindib my brain are:



niinindib sg; niinindibaang loc; Stem: /niinindib-/

niinindib sg gh
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niinindibaang 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

=iinindib- nid STEM FOR: brain
niinindib nid my brain giinindib nid your brain wiinindib nid h/ brain owiinindib nid h/ brain

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