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giiyaw nid gh
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your body

Note:
There is no simple independent word for body. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=iiyaw-/ body to make a full word:
  • niiyaw my body (1s-0s)
  • giiyaw your body (2s-0s)
  • wiiyaw h/ body (3s-0s); some people have an alternate form owiiyaw
Some basic forms of giiyaw your body are:



giiyaw sg; giiyawens dim; giiyawing loc; giiyawish pej; Stem: /=iiyaw-/

giiyaw sg gh
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es
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giiyawens dim es
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giiyawing loc es
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giiyawish pej es
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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's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

=iiyaw- nid STEM FOR: body
niiyaw nid my body giiyaw nid your body

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