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nishimis nad gh
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my niece (cross niece: female's brother's daughter or male's sister's daughter)

Note:
A sibling's daughter is called niece in English but in Anishinaabemowin there are two different terms depending on the relative gender of the siblings. If their gender is different, then the daughter is a cross niece, a female's brother's daughter or a male's sister's daughter. There is no simple independent word for this relative. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=shimis-/ niece (cross niece) to make a full word: 
  • nishimis my niece (cross niece) (1s-3s)
  • gishimis your niece (cross niece) (2s-3s)
  • oshimisan h/ niece (cross-niece)
  • [MN] oshimisan h/ niece (cross niece) / nieces (cross nieces) (3s-3')
  • [BL] oshimisan h/ niece (cross niece) (3s-3's)
  • [BL] oshimisa’ h/ nieces (cross nieces)) (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of nishimis my niece (cross niece) are: 



nishimis sg; nishimisag pl; Stem: /-shimis--/

nishimis sg es
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gh
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nj
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nishimisag pl es
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nj
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Word Family

=shimis- nad STEM FOR: niece (cross niece: female's brother's daughter or male's sister's daughter)
nishimis nad my niece (cross niece: female's brother's daughter or male's sister's daughter) gishimis nad your niece (cross niece: female's brother's daughter or male's sister's daughter) oshimisan nad h/ niece (cross niece: female's brother's daughter or male's sister's daughter)

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