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niniknid es
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my arm

Note:

There is no simple independent word forarm. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem/=nik-/arm to make a full word:

ninikmy arm (1s-0s)
ginikyour arm (2s-0s)
onikh/ arm (3s-0s)

Some basic forms ofninikmy arm are:

niniksg;ninikanpl;ninikensdim;ninikaangloc;ninikaashpej;Stem: /=nik-/

Audio for Basic Forms

ninik	sg	gh Listen es Listen
ninikan	pl	gh Listen
ninikens	dim	es Listen
ninikaang	loc	gh Listen es Listen
ninikaash	pej	es Listen

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota'sDepartment of American Indian Studies andUniversity Libraries.

Word Family

=nik- nidSTEM FOR: arm

ninik nidmy armginik nidyour armonik nidh/ arm

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