Contionary:-нан

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Chiingimec

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nan]

Etymology

Back-formation from башанан (bašanan, “husband of an older sister”); from Proto-Turkic *-nak.

Suffix

-нан • (-nan)

Forms non-blood relatives from their spouse; -in-law, step-
‎кужо̄̆ (kuža̋, “father”) + ‎-нан (-nan) → ‎кужо̄̆нан (kuža̋nan, “stepmother”)

‎кывы (kivi, “cousin”) + ‎-нан (-nan) → ‎кывынан (kivinan, “cousin-in-law”)

Derived terms

Chiingimec words suffixed with -нан

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