shehłaad'
my relatives
Most Tanacross words referring to kinship relations vary according to whose relative is being referred to. There is no generic word for ‘mother’. Rather, there are distinct form for ‘my mother’, ‘your mother’, ‘his or her mother’, etc. A selection of these forms is given here.
nee'ehłaad'
our relatives
our relatives
shnąą
my mother
my mother
nnąą
your mother
your mother
wunąą
his or her mother
his or her mother
shtá'
my father
my father
ntá'
your father
your father
wutá'
his or her father
his or her father
shnąą iin
my parents
my parents
shchox iin
my parents (alternate form)
my parents (alternate form)
stsêey
my grandfather
my grandfather
ntsêey
your grandfather
your grandfather
wutsêey
his or her grandfather
his or her grandfather
stsųų
my grandmother
my grandmother
ntsųų
your grandmother
your grandmother
wutsųų
his or her grandmother
his or her grandmother
shchaay
my (woman's) grandchild
my (woman's) grandchild
shtthuuy
my (man's) grandchild
my (man's) grandchild
shaadeh
my older sister
my older sister
naadeh
your older sister
your older sister
maadeh
his or her older sister
his or her older sister
shdéedz
my younger sister
my younger sister
ndéedz
your younger sister
your younger sister
wudéedz
his or her younger sister
his or her younger sister
shundaagh
my older brother
my older brother
nundaagh
your older brother
your older brother
mindaagh
his or her older brother
his or her older brother
shchel
my younger brother
my younger brother
nchel
your younger brother
your younger brother
wuchel
his or her younger brother
his or her younger brother
shkę́y'
my husband
my husband
nkę́y'
your husband
your husband
wukę́y'
her husband
her husband
sh'at
my wife
my wife
n'at
your wife
your wife
wu'at
his wife
his wife
shaak'ey
my aunt (woman speaking)
my aunt (woman speaking)
shtâay
my uncle (woman speaking)
my uncle (woman speaking)
stsųu
my aunt (man speaking)
my aunt (man speaking)
shtâay
my uncle (father's brother, man speaking)
my uncle (father's brother, man speaking)
shee'eh
my uncle (mother's brother, man speaking)
my uncle (mother's brother, man speaking)
shxeh
my brother's wife (woman speaking)
my brother's wife (woman speaking)
shłenh
my sister's husband (woman speaking)
my sister's husband (woman speaking)
shxeh
my brother's wife (man speaking)
my brother's wife (man speaking)
shłenh
my sister's husband (man speaking)
my sister's husband (man speaking)
shshaaz
my son (woman speaking)
my son (woman speaking)
shyaats'é'e
my daughter (woman speaking)
my daughter (woman speaking)
shtthé'e
my daughter (man speaking)
my daughter (man speaking)
shchaay keyh
my grandchildren
my grandchildren
shchaay iin
my grandchildren
my grandchildren
sh'éł ts'enindêg iin
my siblings
my siblings
xu'ude'egken iin
relatives
relatives
dendeh
man
man
dendeey iin
men
men
ts'éhxeh
woman
woman
ts'éhxeey iin
women
women
ts'enîin
child
child
ts'ínkeey iin
children
children
tsiil
boy
boy
tsiil gaay
little boy
little boy
t'ed
girl
girl
ts'éhxeh gaay
little girl
little girl
xaskeh
chief
chief
Xaskeh wu'at sínt'eh.
She is the chief's wife.
She is the chief's wife.
deshen
medicine man
medicine man
ch'etey
old man
old man
ts'est'e'
old woman
old woman