ᦀᦲᦰᦍᦱᧈʔijaa⁵5001nounpaternal grandmother (father's mother)ᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ.My father's mother is my grandmother.ᦍᦱᧄ ᦐᦱᧁ ᦣᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦝᧂ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦟᧁᧈ ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦂᧁᧈ ᦂᦸᧃᧈ.In the winter we listen to grandmother tell stories from long ago.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold woman. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older women.]ᦣᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦊᦱᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦂᦳᧂᧈ ᦵᦌᦲᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Love is giving up your seat to an old woman on the bus.2.6.5.2Womanᦀᦲᦰ1ᦍᦱᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦶᦙᧈʔimææ⁵2000nounmother. [Note: Used to refer to one's mother, or to address one's mother.]“ᦺᦕ ᦷᦋ ᦶᦀ ᦙᦱ ᦣᦱ?” “ᦀᦲᦰ ᦶᦙᧈ.”(speaking to a lost child) 'Who brought you here?' 'My mother.'4.1.9.1.2Father, motherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦶᦙᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦗᦸᧈʔipɔɔ⁵2000nounfather. [Note: Used to refer to one's father, or address one's father.]ᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ.My father's mother is my grandmother.4.1.9.1.2Father, motherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦗᦸᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱʔiʔaa¹nounfather's younger sister; aunt. Also any woman younger than one's parents. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦲᦰ1ᦀᦱ
ᦀᦲᦰᦔᦴᧈʔipuu²5001nounpaternal grandfather (father's father)ᦷᦋᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦷᦢᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.In grandfather's lifetime they used bamboo to build houses.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold man. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older men.]ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦲ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦶᦣᧂ. Old Man Thunder took out his drum and hit it hard.2.6.5.1Manᦀᦲᦰ1ᦔᦴᧈ1
ᦀᦱʔaa¹nounfather's younger sister; aunt. Also any woman younger than one's parents. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]ᦅᦳᧃ134.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦱᦺᦗᧉᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱᦶᦙᧈᦀᦱ
ᦀᦻᧉᦓᦱᧉʔaaj³naa⁶nounmother's younger brother or wife's younger brother. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦻᧉ1ᦓᦱᧉ
ᦀᦻᧉᦷᦜᧂʔaaj³loŋ¹500nounolder brother; older male who has no children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦻᧉ1ᦷᦜᧂ
ᦀᦻᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈʔaaj³baaw²2000nounolder brother; older male friend. [Note: Used pronominally to or of such a person, especially by women.]4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦻᧉ1ᦢᦱᧁᧈ
ᦀᦱᧁʔaaw¹2000nounfather's younger brother; husband's younger brother. Also a man younger than the speaker who has children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]ᦅᦳᧃ134.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦗᦸᧈᦀᦱᧁ
ᦆᦅᦳᧃᦞᦳᧂᦉᦱxakun⁴wuŋ⁴saa¹nounrelative; familyᦃᦱᧉ ᦣᦻᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦇᦱᧃ ᦺᦋᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦂᧄᧈ ᦟᧂ ᦆ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦞᦳᧂ ᦉᦱ.Criminals use the influence of their relatives.4.1.9.1Related by birthᦆᦂᦳᧃᦞᦳᧂᦉᦱ
ᦈᧁᧉᦗᦸᧈcaw³pɔɔ⁵nounfather. [Note: Used as a vocative: 'I, your father', and 'You, my father'.]ᦗᦸᧈ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦺᦋᧈ ᧞ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦵᦣᧀ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦆᧄ ᦗᦸᧈ.”So the father said, 'That is the way it is my sons.'4.1.9.1.2Father, motherᦈᧁᧉᦗᦸᧈᦈᧁᧉᦗᦸᧈᦖᦴᧈ
ᦉᦹᧇᧈᦈᧇsɯɯp²cap²verb (transitive)to pass on (as of genetic traits)ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦍᦲᧉ ᦌᦸᧃᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦉᦹᧇᧈ ᦈᧇ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦟᦴᧅ.Hereditary diseases are passed by the parents to the children's generation.4.1.9.1Related by birthᦉᦹᧇᧈᦈᧇ