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Wdenwémagnek mine Nikanek—Relatives and Friends

  Singular Plural
Aunt (maternal)     
Nin noshé noshéyek
Gin gnoshé gnoshéyek
Win wnoshéyen wnoshénen
Ginwa gnoshém gnoshémek
Ninan ngenoshénan ngenoshénanek
Ginan genoshenan genoshenanek
Winwa wnoshéwan

wnoshéwanen

     
Aunt (paternal)     
Nin nshegwes

nshegwsek

Gin gshegwes

gshegwsek

Win wshegwesen wshegwesnen
Ginwa gshegwesewa gshegwesewak
Ninan nshegwesenan

nshegwesenanek

Ginan gshegwesenan gshegwesenanek
Winwa wshegwsewan wshegwsewanen
     

Brother in law 

   
Nin  nita nitag
Gin gita gitag
Win witan witanen
Ginwa gitawa

gitawak

Ninan nitanan nitananek
Ginan gnitanan gnitananek
Winwa witawan 

witawanen

     
Brother in law of male     
Nin niji nijik
Gin gniji gnijik
Win wnijiyen wnijinen
Ginwa gnijimwa gnijimwak
Ninan nijinan nijinanek
Ginan gnijinan gnijinanek
Winwa wnijimwan wnijimwanen
     
Brother of male     
Nin nikan nikanek
Nin Diminutive nikanes nikansek
Gin gnikan gnikanek
Gin Diminutive gnikanes gnikansek
Win wikanéyen wikanénen
Ginwa gnikansewa gnikansewak
Ninan nikanan nikananek
Ginan gnikanan gnikananek
Winwa wnikanéwan wnikanéwanen
     
Older Brother of Female     
Nin ndewéma ndewémak
Gin gdewéma gdewémak
Win wdewéman wdewémnan
Ginwa gdewémwa gdewémwak
Ninan ndewémamnan ndewémamnanek
Ginan gdewémamnan gdewémamnanek
Winwa wdewémwan wdewémwanen
     
Older Brother of Male     
Nin nsezé nsezéyek
Gin gsezé gsezéyek
Win wsezéyen wsezénen
Ginwa gsezémowa gsezémowak
Ninan nsezénan nsezénanek
Ginan gsezénan gsezénanek
Winwa wsezéwan wsezéwanen
     
Child     
Nin nijanes nijansek
Gin gnijanes gnijansek
Win wnijansen wnijansenen
Ginwa gnijansowa gnijansowak
Ninan nijansenan nijansenanek
Ginan gnijansenan gnijansenanek
Winwa wnijansewan wnijansewanen
     
Cousin and sometimes Friend     
Nin nitawes nitawsek
Gin gnitawes gnitawsek
Win wnitawsen wnitawsenen
Ginwa gnitawsowa gnitawsowak
Ninan nitawsenan nitawsenanek
Ginan gnitawsenan gnitawsenanek
Winwa wnitawsewan wnitawsewanen
     
Daughter      
Nin ndanes ndansek/ndanséyek
Gin gdanes gdansek/gdanséyek
Win wdanséyen/odanséyen wdansénen/odansénen
Ginwa gdansowa gdansowak
Ninan ndansenan ndansenanek
Ginan gdansenan gdansenanek
Winwa wdansewa wdansewan
     
Daughter In Law     
Nin neagnekwé neagnekwémek
Gin gneagnekwé gneagnekwémek
Win wneagnekwémen wneagnekwémnen
Ginwa gneagnekwémwa gneagnekwémwak
Ninan ndeagnekwémnan ndeagnekwémnanek
Ginan gdeagnekwémnan gdeagnekwémnanek
Winwa wneagnekwémwan wneagnekwémwanen
     
Father     
Nin n'os/ndédéyem  
Gin g'os/gdédéyem  
Win w'osen/wdédémen  
Ginwa g'oswa/gdédémwa  
Ninan n'osnan/ndédémenan  
Ginan g'osnan/gdédémenan  
Winwa w'oswa/wdédémowan  
     
Father In Law     
Nin nshenes  
Gin gshenes  
Win wshensen  
Ginwa gshensewa  
Ninan nshensenan  
Ginan gshensenan  
Winwa wshensewan  
     
Friend, Good Close Friend     
Nin wadokwék  
Gin wadokwet  
Win wadokwajen  
Ginwa wadokwayék  
Ninan wadokwayak  
Ginan wadokwaygo  
Winwa wadokwawajen  
     
Friend/Lover, very close friend     
Nin nijkowes nijkowsek
Gin gijkowes gijkowsek
Win wijkosen wijkosenen
Ginwa gijkosewa gijkosewak
Ninan nijkosenan nijkosenanek
Ginan gijkosenan gijkosenanek
Winwa wijkosewan wijkosewanen
     
Grandchild     
Nin nosés noseséyek
Gin gnosés gnoseséyek
Win wnoséyen wnosénen
Ginwa gnosésmowa gnosésmowak
Ninan nosenan nosenanek
Ginan gnosenan gnosenanek
Winwa wnosewan wnosewanen
     
Grandfather     
Nin nmeshomes nmeshomsek
Gin gmeshomes gmeshomsek
Win wmeshomsen wmeshomsenen
Ginwa gmeshomsewa gmeshomsewak
Ninan nmeshomsenan nmeshomsenanek
Ginan gmeshomsenan gmeshomsenanek
Winwa wmeshomsewan wmeshomsewanen
     
Grandmother     
Nin nokmes nokmesek
Gin gokmes gokmesek
Win okmesen okmesenen
Ginwa gokmeswa gokmeswak
Ninan nokmesnan nokmesnanek
Ginan gokmesnan gokmesnanek
Winwa okmeswan okmeswanen
     
Grandson/Granddaughter     
Nin nosemé noseméyek
Diminutive nosemés nosemések
Gin gosemé goseméyek
Diminutive gosemés gosemések
Win wnoseméyen wnoseménen
Ginwa goseméwa goseméwak
Ninan nosemémnan nosemémnanek
Ginan gnosemémnan gnosemémnanek
Winwa wnoseméwan wnoseméwanen
     
Mother     
Nin ngiyé ngiyéyek
Gin ggiyé ggiyéyek
Win wgiyéyen wgiyénen
Ginwa ggiyéwa ggiyéwak
Ninan ngiyénan ngiyénanek
Ginan ggiyénan ggiyénanek
Winwa wgiyéwan wgiyéwanen
     
Mother - Another Word     
Nin nénéyem nénémek
Gin gnénéyem gnénémek
Win wnénémen wnénémnen
Ginwa gnénémowa gnénémowak
Ninan nénémenan nénémenanek
Ginan gnénémenan gnénémenanek
Winwa wnénémowan wnénémowanen
     
Namesake - Child w/name of family ancestor  "tying together"  
Nin ndankobjegen  
Gin gdankobjegen  
Win wdankobjegen  
Ginwa gdankobjegnewa  
Ninan ndankobjegnan  
Ginan gdankobjegnan  
Winwa wdankobjegnewan  
     
Nephew     
Nin negwnes negwnesek
Gin gnegwnes gnegwnesek
Win wnegwnesen wnegwnesnen
Ginwa gnegwneswa gnegwneswak
Ninan negwnesnan negwnesnanek
Ginan gnegwnesnan gnegwnesnanek
Winwa wnegwneswan wnegwneswanen
     
Niece of Male     
Nin nzhemes nzhemsek
Gin gzhemes gzhemsek
Win wzhemsen wzhemsenen
Ginwa gzhemsewa gzhemsewak
Ninan nzhemsenan nzhemsenanek
Ginan gzhemsenan gzhemsenanek
Winwa wzhemsewan wzhemsewanen
     
Parents     
Nin   ngetsimek
Gin   ggetsimek
Win   wgetsimen
Ginwa   ggetsimwak (getsimwak)
Ninan   ngetsimnanek
Ginan   getsimnanek
Winwa   wgetsimwan
     
Parents, also used for all older relatives     
Nin   nmezodanek
Gin   gmezodanek
Win   wmezodanen
Ginwa   gmezodanwak
Ninan   nmezodanenanek
Ginan   gmezodanenanek
Winwa   wmezodanwan
     
Relatives     
Nin ndenwémagen ndenwémagnek
Gin gdenwémagen gdenwémagnek
Win wdenwémagen wdenwémagnen
Ginwa gdenwémagnewa gdenwémagnewak
Ninan ndenwémagnenan ndenwémagnenanek
Ginan gdenwémagnenan gdenwémagnenanek
Winwa wdenwémagnewan wdenwémagnewanen
     
Sister of Male     
Nin ndekwém ndekwémek
Gin gdekwém gdekwémek
Win wdekwémen wdekwémnen
Ginwa gdekwémwa gdekwémwak
Ninan ndekwémnan ndekwémnanek
Ginan gdekwémnan gdekwémnanek
Winwa wdekwémwan wdekwémwanen
     
Sister of Female     
Nin nidgeko nidgekok
Gin gidgeko gidgekok
Win widgekon widgekonen
Ginwa gidgekowa gidgekowak
Ninan nidgekonan nidgekonanek
Ginan gidgekonan gidgekonanek
Winwa widgekowan widgekowanen
     
Older Sister     
Nin nmesé nmeséyek
Gin gmesé gmeséyek
Win omeséyen omesénen
Ginwa gmeséwa gmeséwak
Ninan nmesénan nmesénanek
Ginan gmesénan gmesénanek
Winwa wmeséwan wmeséwanen
     
Sister in Law of Male     
Nin ninem ninemek
Gin gninem gninemek
Win winmon winmonen
Ginwa ginmowa ginmowak
Ninan ninmenan ninmenanek
Ginan ginmenan ginmenanek
Winwa winmowan winmowanen
     
Son     
Nin ngwes ngwesek
Gin ggwes ggwesek
Win wgwesen wgwesnen
Ginwa ggwesewa ggwesewak
Ninan ngwesnan ngwesnanek
Ginan ggwesnan ggwesnanek
Winwa wgweswan wgweswanen
     
Son in Law     
Nin neangesh  
Gin gneangesh  
Win wneangeshen  
Ginwa gneangeshmowa  
Ninan neangeshmenan  
Ginan gneangeshmenan  
Winwa wneangeshmowan  
     
A Child You Named     
Nin niyokadé niyokadéyek
Gin giyokadé giyokadéyek
Win wiyokadén wiyokadénen
Ginwa giyokadéswa giyokadéswak
Ninan niyokadénan niyokadénanek
Ginan giyokadénan giyokadénanek
Winwa wiyokadéwan wiyokadéwanen
     
Step Father     
Nin nmeshomé  
Gin gmeshomé  
Win wmishoméyen  
Ginwa gmishoméwa  
Ninan nmishomémenan  
Ginan gmishomémenan  
Winwa wmishoméwan  
     
Uncle     
Nin nzheshé nzheshéyek
Gin gzheshé gzheshéyek
Win wzheshéyen wzheshénen
Ginwa gzheshémwa gzheshémwak
Ninan nzheshémenan nzheshémenanek
Ginan gzheshémenan gzheshémenanek
Winwa wzheshéwan wzheshéwanen
     
Younger Sibling     
Nin nshimé nshiméyek
Gin gshimé gshiméyek
Win wshiméyen wshiménen
Ginwa gshiméwa gshiméwak
Ninan nshiménan nshiménanek
Ginan gshiménan gshiménanek
Winwa wshiméwan wshiméwanen
     
Grandfather Deceased     
Nin nmeshomseben  
Gin gmeshomseben  
Win wmeshomsenaben  
Ginwa gmeshomsewaben  
     
Grandmother Deceased     
Nin nokmesben  
Gin gokmesben  
Win okmesenaben  
Ginwa gokmesewaben