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omishoomisan nad gh
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h/ grandfather

Note:
There is no simple independent word for grandfather. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=mishoomis-/ grandfather to make a full word:
  • nimishoomis my grandfather (1s-3s)
  • gimishoomis your grandfather (2s-3s)
  • omishoomisan h/ grandfather
    • [MN] omishoomisan h/ grandfather/grandfathers (3s-3')
    • [BL] omishoomisan h/ grandfather (3s-3's)
    • [BL] omishoomisa’ h/ grandfathers (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of omishoomisan h/ grandfather are:



omishoomisan obv; omishoomisan obv sg; omishoomisa' obv pl; Stem: /=mishoomis-/

omishoomisan obv gh
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es
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omishoomisan obv sg es
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nj
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omishoomisa' obv pl nj
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