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'iłde sisters to one another
'ut-t'e:n married man
k'iłchwe she gives birth
k'its'e:y the youngest child in a family
mije'e:din baby, child
mije'e:din-xwa:-na:'uste' she had a baby for him
no:na'xoniłte:n he divorced her, she divorced him
no:na:wh-tehsyay bride
wha'ut my wife
wha:dichwing my paternal aunt, father's sister
wha:sch'e' my sister's daughter
wha:t my older sister
wha:wh my sister's son
which'ich'inay' my (woman's) sister's husband, after the death of my sister; my husband's brother, after the death of my husband; my (man's) brother's sister, after the death of my brother; my wife's sister, after the death of my wife
which'in my paternal grandmother, father's mother
which'indine' my deceased father
which'iyungxe' my deceased mother
whichwiwe my maternal grandfather, mother's father
whichwo my maternal grandmother, mother's mother
whidehch my younger sister
whik'isdiyun' my parent, parents
whikil my younger brother
whikya:y my (woman's) daughter's child
whiłing my companion, buddy, cousin, relative
whił-qa:l my in-law
whiłtishch'e' my (man's) sister
whima' my paternal grandfather, father's father
whima:lyo' my friend, relative, kinsman
whime:'ch'e'chwing my mother-in-law
whingwoch my older brother
whinq'a'y' my maternal aunt, mother's sister
whiq'e:y my brother-in-law
whis' my mother's brother
whita' my father
whita:y my father's brother
white:dilt'e' my brother's child (son or daughter), my niece, my nephew
whitse:' my (man's) daughter
whitso:y my (man's) daughter's child
whiwe my sister-in-law (woman speaking)
whiwe:ch'e' my sister-in-law (man speaking)
whiwhunch'e' my father-in-law
whiwhxiy' my baby boy, son
whiwunda:n my son-in-law
whixung' my husband
whiya:ch'e' my (woman's) daughter
whiyawh'ut my daughter-in-law
whiyul my son's child
whunchwing my mother
wilchwe:n
xixe:x children, kids
xung'-t'e:n married woman
Dictionary Entry [entry ID #2925] (related entries)
wilchwe:n • step-relative [literally, which been made, created]
• deverbal noun • Semantic domain: kinship
Phrases and expressions
- whunchwing-wilchwe:n my stepmother [literally, my mother-made]
- whita'-wilchwe:n my stepfather [literally, my father-made]
Examples from texts
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text: The first ones, line 124 (full story)
For that reason, a long time ago it wasn't done for Redwood Creek people to dance.
text: The first ones, line 127 (full story)
Even today, we're supposed to live on this land that was made ours (given to us).
text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 89 (full story)
quickly he pulled right up and stopped and then he picked me up, my stepfather (it was actually the boss, Raymond Spaulding)
text: Verdena's life story, part 1, line 310 (full story)
... and my stepfather, they were drinking outside