Yurok dictionary

Your search: semantic domain kin terms

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Broader semantic domain: kinds of people

Related semantic domain(s): people

Writing system: default | hyphens | linguistic

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che-ween mother-in-law

chee-chos younger sibling, younger sister

chee-mos uncle

cheem' uncle!

chnaa woman's brother-in-law

chneen sister-in-law

choch relative

ko-kos mother

kuech grandmother

kue-chos grandmother

k'ep-'ew grandchild

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

mee-chos cousin, male cousin, elder brother

nee-'ee-yuen sibling

paa-rew father-in-law

pey-chew deceased grandfather

pee-cho-wos grandfather

pee-nos older sister

tey brother-in-law (of a man)

to-tos father

tue-los aunt

'nah-pe-mew my mate, my spouse

'nah-pew my wife

'nek-chuem my nephew

'ne-che-kos my mother

'nech-keyr my deceased brother's widow, my deceased sister's widower, my ex-sibling-in-law

'nech-newk'-wos my son-in-law

'ne-choch my more distant relative

'ne-cho-chos my more distant relative

'ne-kwaa

'nek-'ep'-ch'em my daughter-in-law

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

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

'ne-mey' my daughter

'ne-merm my son

'ne-nos my husband

'ne-paa my brother (of a man)

'nep-sech my father

'ne-ro-mech my niece

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

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

'ney-kew my younger sibling, my younger sister

'ne'-moo my married daughter

Dictionary entry

'ne-kwaan dep • my relative by marriage, my distant relative by marriage

Lexicon record # 2393 | Source references: R213 JE111
Semantic domain: kin terms

According to Kroeber (YNKTS15), this term is mainly used for the parents of one's child's spouse.

Short recording (1)

  1. kwaa "relatives by marriage" (spoken by Jessie Van Pelt)

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