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November 7, 2008
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SCHMIYIPLE'EN ~ 'Vocabulary' †
guł hi-steemilgwes km (My Relations)
[printable version (pdf file)] mother's sidefather's sidehusbands & wivesbrothers & sisterschildrengirlsboyswoman speakingman speakingfriends & neighbors
steemilgwes rb 1 ~ "warm feelings in the heart " •steemilgwes km
nukwłtsetkhw ln ~ "one household"
[guł]snshi'tsntsutn jeh ~ "the first people"
sngwa'rus jeh
t'ik'ut rb ~ "elder, closely related older person; parent" •t'ik'ut ln •t'ik'ut ln2
stsi'leł jeh ~ "prefix for adopted kin, of any age"
nune'rb •nune' km •nune' ln •nune' ln2
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])
sile' rb ~ "mother's father" •sile' ln •sile' km ~ (also maternal grandson[man's daughter's son])
'e'iqhwe' rb ~ "mother's younger sister" •e'iqhwe' km or 'iqhwe' rb
sisi' rb ~ "mother's ([older &] 2 younger) brother" •sisi' km
pipe'rb •pipe' km •pipe' ln
qine' rb ~ "father's mother" •qine' ln •qine' km
qhipe' ln ~ "father's father" •qhipe' ln2 •qhipe' rb •qhipe'km ~ (also paternal grandson[man's son's son])
tikwe' rb ~ "father's sister" •tikwe' ln •tikwe' km
puse' rb ~ "father's brother" •puse' km
ch'iwa' jeh 4 ~ "grandparent(s), after death 5 of parent(s)"
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snukwk'u'lu'l jeh ~ (i.e., married in the Church) also snik'wk'u'l'l jeh
noqhnoqh la ~ also: "sweetheart (FA)" •noqhnoqh jm
nuqhnuqhnumt jeh ~ "they want to be together" or noqhnoqhnumt mil 5b noqhnoqhnumt jm •noqhnoqhnumt jeh
s'laqhti'wes jeh
qhaqhemenchi'wes jeh
smi'yem rb •smi'yem jm •smi'yem jeh •smi'yem ln
sqi'ltumkhw rb •sqi'ltumkhw jm •sqi'ltumkhw jeh •sqi'ltumkhw ln
marareemi'wes jeh ~ " (they are a) couple; marriage partners"
tsukwtsukwi'wes jeh ~ " (they are) divorced; broke the rock (the Church) "
tstse'ye'i'wes jeh ~ "they are sisters"
sentse'i'wes jeh ~ "they are brothers "
shshi't rb
tstsi'ye' rb •tstsi'ye' ln
chi'yukwe' rb •chi'yukwe' ln •chi'yukwe' km •chi'yukwe' ln2
'yukwe' rb •'yukwe' ln •'yukwe' rb2 •'yukwe' ln2
sme'mulmkhw rb •sme'mulmkhw ln •sme'mulmkhw km
qitsch rb •qitsch ln •qitsch km •qitsch ln2
sintse' rb •sintse' ln •qitsch km •qitsch ln2
sni'qwe'mut jeh ~ "they are sisters married to brothers " 7
[w.s.] 8deshchegwe' jeh ~ "husband's brother; sister's husband"
[m.s.] 9si'stm ls ~ "brother's wife; wife's sister"
[m.s.] sts'isht ls ~ "wife's brother; sister's husband"
ststs'm i'lt rb •ststs'mi'lt jeh
tsi'w jeh
stsi'wtmsh jeh ~ (any family member)
tsigw jeh ~ "to be youngest of adults"
gwaqhtelt jeh
khukhwits'n jeh
gugwaqhti'lt rb •gugwaqhti'lt km •gugwaqhti'lt ln •gugwaqhti'lt rb
shi'wtm rb ~ (i.e., girl in her late teens) •shi'wtm ln
stiych'mish jeh ~ "virgin, unmarried woman" ~ also: 'Virgin Mary'
shshi'wt'm jeh
st'imche' rb •st'imche'ln •st'imche' ls
st't'i'mche' jeh
sipn rb •sipn ls