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  SCHMIYIPLE'EN ~ 'Vocabulary'

 
   relative

steemilgwes rb 1 ~ "warm feelings in the heart "  steemilgwes km

 

   family

nukwłtsetkhw ln ~ "one household"

 

   ancestors

[guł]snshi'tsntsutn jeh ~ "the first people"

 

   descendents

sngwa'rus jeh

 

   elder

t'ik'ut rb ~ "elder, closely related older person; parent"  t'ik'ut ln t'ik'ut ln2

 

   kin

stsi'leł jeh ~ "prefix for adopted kin, of any age"

 

   mother

nune'rb  nune' km   •nune' ln  nune' ln2

 

   maternal grandmother

chche'ye' rb ~"mother's mother"   chche'ye' km chche'ye' ln
 or cheye' rb  cheye' km
  ~ (also maternal grandchild [woman's daughter's child])

 

   maternal grandfather

sile' rb ~ "mother's father"   sile' ln sile' km  
   ~ (also maternal grandson[man's daughter's son])

 

   maternal aunt

'e'iqhwe' rb ~ "mother's younger sister"   e'iqhwe' km
 or 'iqhwe' rb

 

   maternal uncle

sisi' rb ~ "mother's ([older &] 2 younger) brother"   sisi' km  

 

   father

pipe'rb  pipe' km pipe' ln

 

   paternal grandmother

qine' rb ~ "father's mother"  qine' ln  qine' km

 

   paternal grandfather

qhipe' ln ~ "father's father"  qhipe' ln2  qhipe' rb  •qhipe'km
  ~ (also paternal grandson[man's son's son])

 

   paternal aunt

tikwe' rb ~ "father's sister"  tikwe' ln  tikwe' km

 

   paternal uncle 3

puse' rb ~ "father's brother"  puse' km

 

   grandparent(s)

ch'iwa' jeh 4 ~ "grandparent(s), after death 5 of parent(s)" 

 

   spouse

snukwk'u'lu'l jeh ~ (i.e., married in the Church)
 also snik'wk'u'l'l jeh

 

   spouse

noqhnoqh la ~ also: "sweetheart (FA)"  noqhnoqh jm

 

   sweethearts

nuqhnuqhnumt jeh ~ "they want to be together"
 or noqhnoqhnumt mil 5b  noqhnoqhnumt jm noqhnoqhnumt jeh

 

   (they are) courting

s'laqhti'wes jeh

 

   they like one another

qhaqhemenchi'wes jeh

 

   woman, wife

smi'yem rb   smi'yem jm  •smi'yem jeh •smi'yem ln

 

   man, husband

sqi'ltumkhw rb   sqi'ltumkhw jm  •sqi'ltumkhw jeh •sqi'ltumkhw ln

 

   married couple

marareemi'wes jeh ~ " (they are a) couple; marriage partners"

 

   divorced couple

tsukwtsukwi'wes jeh ~ " (they are) divorced; broke the rock (the Church) "

 

   sisters

tstse'ye'i'wes jeh ~ "they are sisters"

 

   brothers

sentse'i'wes jeh ~ "they are brothers "

 

   girl's older sister or  brother

shshi't rb

 

   girl's younger sister

tstsi'ye' rb   •tstsi'ye' ln

 

   girl's younger brother

chi'yukwe' rb   •chi'yukwe' ln  •chi'yukwe' km  •chi'yukwe' ln2

 

   boy's older sister

'yukwe' rb   •'yukwe' ln  •'yukwe' rb2  •'yukwe' ln2

 

   boy's younger sister 6

sme'mulmkhw rb   •sme'mulmkhw ln  •sme'mulmkhw km

 

   boy's older brother

qitsch rb   •qitsch ln  •qitsch km  •qitsch ln2

 

   boy's younger brother

sintse' rb   •sintse' ln  •qitsch km  •qitsch ln2

 

   sisters married to brothers

sni'qwe'mut jeh ~ "they are sisters married to brothers " 7

 

   brother-in-law

[w.s.] 8deshchegwe' jeh ~ "husband's brother; sister's husband"

 

   sister-in-law

[m.s.] 9si'stm ls ~ "brother's wife; wife's sister"

 

   brother-in-law

[m.s.] sts'isht ls ~ "wife's brother; sister's husband"

 

   children

ststs'm i'lt rb   •ststs'mi'lt jeh

 

   youngest child

tsi'w jeh

 

   youngster

stsi'wtmsh jeh ~ (any family member)

 

   youngest adult

tsigw jeh ~ "to be youngest of adults"

 

   young person

gwaqhtelt jeh

 

   adopted child 10

khukhwits'n jeh

 

   baby

gugwaqhti'lt rb •gugwaqhti'lt km •gugwaqhti'lt ln •gugwaqhti'lt rb

 

   maiden

shi'wtm rb ~ (i.e., girl in her late teens)  •shi'wtm ln

 

   single woman

stiych'mish jeh ~ "virgin, unmarried woman"
  ~ also: 'Virgin Mary'

  [n.b. (sl) st'iich'mish jeh; cf. (DictII) sti'ychmish jeh]

 

   daughter, little girl

shshi'wt'm jeh

 

   (older) daughter

st'imche' rb   •st'imche'ln  •st'imche' ls

 

   6 or 7 year old daughter 11

st't'i'mche' jeh

 

  daughter-in-law

sipn rb  sipn ls

 

   male child