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nijiid nid es
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my anus

Note:
There is no simple independent word for anus. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=jiidy-/ anus to make a full word:
  • nijiid my anus (1s-0s)
  • injiid my anus (1s-0s)
  • njiid my anus (1s-0s)
  • gijiid your anus (2s-0s)
  • ojiid h/ anus (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of nijiid my anus are:



nijiid sg; nijiidiing loc; nijiidiins dim; nijiidiish pej; Stem: /=jiidy-/

nijiid sg es
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nijiidiins dim es
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nijiidiish pej es
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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

=jiid nid STEM FOR: anus
nijiid nid my anus gijiid nid your anus ojiid nid h/ anus

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