Family Members

Relatives are animate nouns that take a possessive prefix to indicate which relative they belong to, such as my, your, his, etc. They cannot be used without this possessive prefix.

See examples below.

• baabaayinaan - grandfather
• maamaanaan - grandmother
• baabaa - father
• maamaa - mother
• gozis - son
• daanis - daughter
• saye - older brother
• mise - older sister
• shiime - younger sibling
• imoshenh - cousin (Male to Female)
• taawis - cousin (Male to Male)
• daangoshenh -cousin (Female to Female)
• zhishenh - uncle (maternal)
• mishoome - uncle (paternal)

Examples:

ni- (nin-, nind-) - Added to Indicate that relatives are mine.
gi- (gid-) - your; Added to Indicate that relatives are your.
o- (od-) with -an ending - his or her. Added Indicate that relatives belong to him or her.

ningozis (my son)
gigozis (your son)
ogozisan (his/her son)


nibaabaa (my father)
gibaabaa (your father)
obaabaayan (his/her father)

etc.