Family Terms #2
1) Aunt (father’s sister, father’s brother’s wife)
ahrahak my aunt (addressing your father’s sister or father’s brother’s wife)
verb root -ahrahak- ‘to be aunt to’
2) Uncle (mother’s brother*)
awatęnǫrǫˀ my uncle (addressing your mother’s brother)
verb root -awatęnǫrǫˀ- ‘to be mother’s brother to’
*For the father’s brother the term for ‘my father’ would be used (see family terms #1)
3) Nephew (sister’s son, man speaking*)
hiwatęˀ my nephew (sister’s son, man speaking)
*For the sister’s son, woman speaking, the term for would be called ‘my child’ (see family terms #1)
4) Niece (brother’s daughter, woman speaking)
iwatęˀ my niece (brother’s daughter, woman speaking*)
verb root –yęwatę-
*For the woman’s sister’s daughter, the term for ‘my child’ would be used (see family terms #1)