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Western Abenaki Language - MANKIND, KINDRED, ETC. |
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Saturday, 21 November 2009 |
Western Abenaki Language : MANKIND, KINDRED, ETC.
Kchai ta wski aln8ba `The father and the son.' (literally "the old and young man")
Kchi phanem ta wdosa `The mother and the daughter.' (literally "big/great woman and her daughter")
Al8gom8mek.`The relation.' Nmit8gwes.`My father.' Kmit8gwes.`Thy father.' Wmit8gwsa.`His (her) father.' Nigawes.`My mother.' Wigawessa.`His (her) mother.' Nmahom.`My grandfather.' Nokemes.`My grandmother.' Okemessa.`His (her) grandmother.' Okemesw8.`Their grandmother.' Niswiak.`My husband; my wife.' Niswiakw.`Thy husband, thy wife.' Niswiidiji.`His wife; her husband.' Nzihlos.`My father-in-law.' Nzegues.`My mother-in-law.' Wazilmit or wazilmegoa.`My son-in-law.' Nsem.`My daughter-in-law.'
Kalnegoa.`My god-father; my god-mother.'Wskinnossis.`A lad, a little boy.'N8kskuasis.`A young little girl.'N8jikw.`My step-father; my uncle.'Kokemis.`My step-mother; my aunt.'Noses.`My grand-son, my grand-daughter.'Osessa.`His (her) grand child.'Nijia.`My brother'; (a term peculiar to a {male}.)Nitsakaso.`My sister'; (term peculiar to a {female}.)Nid8bso. `My brother'; (when the speaker is a {female}.)Nid8bso. `My sister'; (when the speaker is a {male}.)Nidokan. `My brother', (older than I.)Nmessis. `My sister', (older than I.)Nichemis. `My brother, my sister', (younger than I.)Nn8jikw. `My uncle', (my father's brother.)Nzasis. `My uncle', (my mother's brother,)Nokem. `My aunt', (my father's sister.)Nokemis. `My aunt', (my mother's sister.)Nad8gwes. `My cousin',The son of my father's sister, or of mother's brother.Nad8gwseskua. `My cousin',A term peculiar to a {male}, which signifies: `cousin of mine, the daughter of my father's sister: or of my mother's brother.'Nad8gwsis. `My cousin',A term peculiar to a {female}, which signifies: cousin of mine, the daughter of my father's sister, or of my mother's brother.'Nad8gw. `My brother-in-law',A term peculiar to a {male}, which signifies: `my wife's brother, my sister's husband.'Nilem. `My sister-in-law'A term which signifies: `my brother's wife, my wife's sister.'Nad8gw. `My brother-in-law',A term peculiar to a {female}, which signifies: `my husband's brother, my husband's sister.' |
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