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yíish / isha- woman's sister's child (of either sex, niece or nephew)
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7084 | revised Feb 12 2016
yíish / isha- • N • woman's sister's child (of either sex, niece or nephew)
Derivative (1)
ishávaas "child of deceased sibling (term of address commonly used by Coyote)"
Source: WB 1677, p.401
Note: Irreg. diminutives include yíishan and yiishúkach. Alternant isha- occurs in ishávaas 'child of woman's deceased sister'.
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