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nindaangwe nad nj
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my sister-in-law (a female's sister-in-law)

See also: indaangwe nad

Note:
There is no simple independent word for this kind of relationship, a female's sister-in-law. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=daangwey-/ a female's sister-in-law to make a full word:
  • nindaangwe, indaangwe, nidaangwe, ndaangwe my sister-in-law (a female's sister-in-law) (1s-3s)
  • gidaangwe your sister-in-law (a female's sister-in-law) (2s-3s)
  • odaangweyan her sister-in-law
    • [MN] odaangweyan her sister-in-law/sisters-in-law (3s-3').
    • [BL] odaangweyan her sister-in-law (3s-3's)
    • [BL] odaangweya’ her sisters-in-law (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of nindaangwe my sister-in-law (a female's sister-in-law) are:



nindaangwe sg; nindaangweyag pl; Stem: /=daangwew-/

nindaangwe sg es
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nindaangweyag pl nj
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