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oshtigwaanigegan nid

h/ skull

Note:
There is no simple independent word for skull. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=shtigwaanigegan-/ head to make a full word:
  • nishtigwaanigegan my skull (1s-0s)
  • gishtigwaanigegan your skull (2s-0s)
  • oshtigwaanigegan h/ skull (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of nishtigwaanigegan my skull are:



oshtigwaanigegan sg; Stem: /=shtigwaanigegan-/

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Word Family

=shtigwaanigegan nid STEM FOR: skull
nishtigwaanigegan nid my skull gishtigwaanigegan nid your skull oshtigwaanigegan nid h/ skull

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