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niiyawen'enh nad

my namesake

Note:
There is no simple independent word for namesake, a reciprocal relationship between name-giving sponsor and child. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=iiyawen'eny-/ namesake to make a full word: 
  • niiyawen'enh my namesake (1s-3s)
  • giiyawen'enh your namesake (2s-3s)
  • wiiyawen'enyan h/ namesake
  • [MN] wiiyawen'enyan h/ namesake(s (3s-3')
  • [BL] wiiyawen'enyan h/ namesake (3s-3's)
  • [BL] wiiyawen'enya' h/ namesakes (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of  niiyawen'enh my namesake are: 



niiyawen'enh sg; niiyawen'enyag pl; Stem: /niiyawen'enhy-/

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Word Family

=iiyawen'eny- nad STEM FOR: namesake (reciprocal relationship between name--giving sponsor and child)
niiyawen'enh nad my namesake giiyawen'enh nad your namesake wiiyawen'enyan nad h/ namesake

Related Words

Ways of Being Named
izhinikaazo vai s/he is named a certain way, has such a name; s/he is called by such a name
wiinzo vai s/he has a name, is named
izhi-wiinzo vai s/he is called, named a certain way
anishinaabewinikaazo vai s/he is called in Indian (Ojibwe); s/he has a spirit name
anishinaabe-izhinikaazo vai s/he has an Indian name
ojibwewinikaazo vai s/he is named in Ojibwe
zhaaganaashiiwinikaazo vai [BL] s/he has an English name, is called in English
apinikaazo vai s/he is named after somebody
ishkwaajinikaazo vai s/he has a last name
nitaminikaazo vai s/he has a first name
Anishinaabe Name Giving
giiyawen'enh nad your namesake
niiyawen'enh nad my namesake
wiiyawen'enyan nad h/ namesake
wiindaawaso vai s/he names a child, gives names, has a naming ceremony

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