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odaangweyan nad gh
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her sister-in-law (a female's sister-in-law)

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 odaangweyan her sister-in-law (a female's sister-in-law) are:



odaangweyan obv; odaangweyan obv sg; odaangweya' obv pl; Stem: /=daangwey-/

odaangweyan obv es
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odaangweyan obv sg nj
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odaangweya' obv pl nj
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