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gininj nid es
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your hand, finger

Note:
There is no simple independent word for for this body part. A personal prefix occurs with the dependent noun stem /-ninjy-/ hand, finger:
  • nininj my hand, finger (1s-0s)
  • gininj your hand, finger (2s-0s)
  • oninj h/ hand, finger (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of gininj your hand, finger (3s-0s) are:



gininj sg; gininjiin pl; gininjiins dim; gininjiing loc; gininjiish pej; Stem: /-ninjy-/

gininj sg gh
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es
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gininjiin pl gh
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es
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gininjiins dim es
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gininjiing loc es
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gininjiish pej es
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Mamaadinan gininjiinsan.

Wiggle your fingers.
 es
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

=ninjy- nid STEM FOR: hand, finger
nininj nid my hand, finger gininj nid your hand, finger oninj nid h/ hand, h/ finger

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