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ninaabem nad gh
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my husband

Note:
There is no simple independent word for husband. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=naabem-/ husband to make a full word:
  • ninaabem my husband (1s-3s)
  • ginaabem your husband (2s-3s)
  • onaabeman her husband
    • [MN] onaabeman her husband/husbands (3s-3')
    • [BL] onaabeman her husband (3s-3's)
    • [BL] onaabema’ her husbands (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of ninaabem my husband are:



ninaabem sg; Stem: /=naabem-/

ninaabem sg es
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gh
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rg
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nj
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Biinisikaa ninaabem ani-maajaa. Dibi ezhaagwen.

My husband just up and left. I don't know where he's going.
rg
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