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nisayenh nad gh
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my older brother

Note:
There is no simple independent word for older brother. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=sayeny-/ older brother to make a full word:
  • nisayenh my older brother (1s-3s)
  • gisayenh your older brother (2s-3s)
  • osayenyan h/ older brother
    • [MN] osayenyan h/ older brother/older brothers (3s-3')
    • [BL] osayenyan h/ older brother (3s-3's)
    • [BL] osayenya’ h/ older brothers (3s-3'p)
The same terms are used for a older male parallel cousin (mother's sister's son; father's brother's son).
    Some basic forms of nisayenh my older brother are:



    nisayenh sg; nisayenyag pl; Stem: /-sayeny--/

    nisayenh sg gh
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    nisayenyag pl es
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    gh
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    Word Family

    =sayeny- nad STEM OF: older brother; STEM OF: older male parallel cousin (mother's sister's son; father's brother's son)
    nisayenh nad my older brother gisayenh nad your older brother osayenyan nad h/ older brother

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