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ogwizisan nad nj
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[BL]

h/ son

See also: ogozisan nad

Note:
There is no simple independent word for son. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=gwizis-/ son to make a full word: 
  • ningwizis, ingwizis, ngwizis my son (1s-3s)
  • gigwizis your son (2s-3s)
  • ogwizisan h/ son
  • [MN] ogwizisan h/ son/sons (3s-3')
  • [BL] ogwizisan h/ son (3s-3's)
  • [BL] ogwizisa’ h/ sons (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of ogwizisan h/ son are: 



ogwizisan sg; ogwizisa' pl; ogwizisensan dim; Stem: /=gwizis-/

ogwizisan sg nj
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ogwizisa' pl nj
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ogwizisensan dim nj
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Obi-zaagidoomaan ogwizisensan. Dikinaaganing dakobizowan.

He came out carrying his little son on his back in a cradle board.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

=gwizis- nad [BL] STEM FOR: son
ningwizis nad [BL] my son ingwizis nad [BL] my son gigwizis nad [BL] your son ogwizisan nad [BL] h/ son

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