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odawemaan nad es
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h/ sibling of the opposite sex: her brother, his sister



odawemaan obv; odawemaan obv sg; odawemaa' obv pl; Stem: /=dawemaaw-/

odawemaan obv es
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odawemaan obv sg nj
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odawemaa' obv pl nj
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Obwaamaan ji-manisaagod odawemaan.

He refused to cut wood for his sister.

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Also translated as: She can't get her brother to cut wood for her; 
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Word Family

=dawemaaw- nad STEM FOR: sibling of the opposite sex (brother or sister); STEM FOR: parallel cousin of the opposite sex
indawemaa nad my sibling of the opposite sex; my brother; my sister ndawemaa nad my sibling of the opposite sex; my brother; my sister nindawemaa my sibling of the opposite sex; my brother; my sister gidawemaa nad your sibling of the opposite sex; your brother; your sister odawemaan nad h/ sibling of the opposite sex: her brother, his sister

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