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goozhishenh nad gh
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your grandchild

Note:
There is no simple independent word for grandchild. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=oozhisheny-/ grandchild to make a full word:
  • noozhishenh my grandchild (1s-3s)
  • goozhishenh your grandchild (2s-3s)
  • oozhishenyan h/ grandchild
    • [MN] oozhishenyan h/ grandchild/grandchildren (3s-3')
    • [BL] oozhishenyan h/ grandchild (3s-3's)
    • [BL] oozhishenya’ h/ grandchildren (3s-3'p)
Some basic forms of goozhishenh your grandchild are:



goozhishenh sg; goozhishenyag pl; Stem: /=oozhisheny-/

goozhishenh sg gh
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Word Family

=oozhisheny- nad STEM OF: grandchild
noozhishenh nad my grandchild goozhishenh nad your grandchild oozhishenyan nad h/ grandchild

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