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odaamikan nid gh
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h/ chin; h/ jaw

Note:
There are no simple independent words for chin, jaw. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=daamikan-/ chin, jaw to make a full word:
  • nidaamikan, nindaamikan, indaamikan my chin, jaw (1s-0s)
  • gidaamikan your chin, jaw (2s-0s)
  • odaamikan h/ chin, jaw (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of odaamikan h/ chin, jaw are:



odaamikan sg; odaamikanens dim; odaamikaning loc; odaamikanaang loc; Stem: /=daamikan-/

odaamikan sg gh
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gj
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odaamikanens dim nj
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odaamikaning loc nj
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odaamikanaang loc gh
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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

=daamikan- nid STEM FOR: chin; STEM FOR: jaw
indaamikan nid my chin; my jaw gidaamikan nid your chin, jaw odaamikan nid h/ chin; h/ jaw

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