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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

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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