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noozhishenh nad gh
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my grandchild (granddaughter or grandson)

Note:
There is no simple independent word for grandchild. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=oozhisheny-/ grandchild to make a full word:
  • noozhishenh my grandchild (1s-3s)
  • goozhishenh your grandchild (2s-3s)
  • oozhishenyan h/ grandchild
    • [MN] oozhishenyan h/ grandchild/grandchildren (3s-3')
    • [BL] oozhishenyan h/ grandchild (3s-3's)
    • [BL] oozhishenya’ h/ grandchildren (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of noozhishenh my grandchild are:



noozhishenh sg; noozhishenyag pl; Stem: /noozhishenhy-/

noozhishenh sg gh
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rg
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noozhishenyag pl gh
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Noozhishenh ningii-kanawenimaa omaamaayan gii-izhaanid oodenaang.

I looked after my grandchild while her mother went to town.
 rg
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Niwenji'igoog noozhishenyag.

My grandkids think I'm easy.
 gh
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

=oozhisheny- nad STEM OF: grandchild
noozhishenh nad my grandchild (granddaughter or grandson) goozhishenh nad your grandchild oozhishenyan nad h/ grandchild

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