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onaabeman nad gh
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her husband

Note:
There is no simple independent word for husband. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=naabem-/ husband to make a full word:
  • ninaabem my husband (1s-3s)
  • ginaabem your husband (2s-3s)
  • onaabeman her husband
    • [MN] onaabeman her husband/husbands (3s-3')
    • [BL] onaabeman her husband (3s-3's)
    • [BL] onaabema’ her husbands (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of onaabeman her husband are:



onaabeman obv; onaabeman obv sg; Stem: /=naabem-/

onaabeman obv es
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onaabeman obv sg nj
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