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Navajo
Pronunciation
Prefix
nihi-
- your; our (used to refer to two or more people)
- nihi- + amá (“one's mother”) → nihimá (“our/your mother”)
- Marks a first or second person duoplural direct object
See also
Navajo possessive pronouns
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| 1st person
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shi-
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nihi-
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danihi-
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| 2nd person
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ni-
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nihi-
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danihi-
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| 3rd person
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bi-
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| 4th person (3o)
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yi-
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| 4th person (3a)
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ha-, hw-
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| indefinite person (3i)
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a-
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References
- Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.