Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain kin terms

Index order: alphabetical | text frequency



Broader semantic domain: kinds of people

Related semantic domain(s): people

Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic

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'ne-psech my father

'n-ahpew

kuechos grandmother

k'ep'ew grandchild

'ne-mey' my daughter

peechowos grandfather

'ne-chekos my mother

'ne-nos my husband

'ne-merm my son

tuelos aunt

'ne-let my sister, my female cousin (of a woman)

'ne-paa my brother (of a man)

'ne-romech my niece

cheemos uncle

kokos mother

tey brother-in-law (of a man)

'ne-ley' my brother (of a woman)

cheween mother-in-law

chnaa woman's brother-in-law

me'loh in-law whose spouse has died but who remains with spouse's family, relative

meechos cousin, male cousin, elder brother

paarew father-in-law

peychew deceased grandfather

peenos older sister

totos father

'n-ekchuem my nephew

'ne-ykew my younger sibling, my younger sister

cheechos younger sibling, younger sister

cheem' uncle!

chneen sister-in-law

choch relative

kuech grandmother

nee'eeyuen sibling

'n-ahpemew my mate, my spouse

'ne-chkar my deceased brother's widow, my deceased sister's widower, my ex-sibling-in-law

'ne-chnewk'wos my son-in-law

'ne-choch my more distant relative

'ne-chochos my more distant relative

'ne-kwaa my relative by marriage, my distant relative by marriage

'ne-k'ep'ch'em my daughter-in-law

'ne-wey my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)

'ne-weyech my sister (of a man), my female cousin (of a man)

'ne-'moo my married daughter

Dictionary entry

'n-ahpewn dep • my wife

Lexicon record # 2373 | Source references: R197 JE126 JE149
Semantic domain: kin terms

Other paradigm forms

  • 2nd person k'-ahpew

  • 3rd person 'w-ahpew

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  1. 'w-ahpew (spoken by Carrie Roberts)

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  2. 'w-ahpew "his wife" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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