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oshkiinzhig nid nj
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h/ eye

Note:
There is no simple independent word for eye. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /-shkiinzhigw-/ eye to make a full word: 
  • nishkiinzhig my eye (1s-0s)
  • gishkiinzhig your eye (2s-0s)
  • oshkiinzhig h/ eye (3s-0s)Some basic forms of 
oshkiinzhig h/ eye are: 



oshkiinzhig sg; oshkiinzhigoon pl; oshkiinzhigoons dim; oshkiinzhigong loc; oshkiinzhigosh pej; Stem: /=shkiinzhigw-/

oshkiinzhig sg gh
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oshkiinzhigoon pl gh
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oshkiinzhigoons dim nj
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oshkiinzhigong loc nj
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oshkiinzhigosh pej nj
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Baateniwan oshkiinzhigoon. Ziiginiingwaan odaabajitoon. 

His eyes are dry. He's using eyedrops. 
 nj
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Ziikaabi oshkiinzhigong.

S/he has a runny eye.
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

=shkiinzhigw- nid STEM FOR: eye
nishkiinzhig nid my eye gishkiinzhig nid your eye oshkiinzhig nid h/ eye

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