Ararahih'urípih
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kústaan (variant kustáar) sister ; female cousin

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lexicon ID #4046 | revised Sep 30 2015

kústaan • N • sister ; female cousin

Variant kustáar (lexicon ID #4047): Used in the plural, kustáaras.

Derivative (1)
kustánhiichva "step-sister"

Source: WB 937

Note: The plural is kustáaras 'sisters'; but with possessive prefixes, forms like nanikustáriivsha(s) 'my sisters' are found.

  • pamukústaan xákaan pákunxus, "hôoy tóomah." The sisters together, they thought, "Where did he find it?" [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 025]
  • áxak kustáaras kunpâakuhiti. Two sisters were gathering acorns. [Reference: WB T64.1]

Short recordings (4) | Sentence examples (14)

  1. kústaan "sister" (spoken by Shan Davis)
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  2. nanikústaan "my sister" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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  3. nanikústaan "my sister" (spoken by )
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  4. pananikústaansa "my sisters" (spoken by Vina Smith)
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