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nimaamaa nad gh
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my mother


Synonym: ninga nad

nimaamaa 1s - 3s; Stem: /=maamaay-/

nimaamaa1s - 3s gh
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Geyaabi jiibaakwe nimaamaa.

My mother is still cooking.
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Nimaamaa ko ngii-wiiji'aa gii-paasang waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas.

I used to help my mother when she dried deer meat.
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Word Family

=maamaay- nad STEM FOR: mother
gimaamaa nad your mother nimaamaa nad my mother omaamaayan nad h/ mother (verb of possession) omaamaayi vai s/he has a mother

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