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–áali
grandparent (Southern Tlingit)
–âłi
–éesh
father | term is used for the birth father and also males of the fatherʼs clan who are in the same generation as the father as an expression of personal closeness
–îsh
–ḵáawu
boyfriend; husband
–khâwu
–x̱án aa
"The one near-" | life partner | term often a sign of a long term relationship, often marriage
–xhán à
–x̱úx̱
husband; spouse | term is used for the male in a marriage
–xhúxh
–yádi
child of | small; little; childlike | term for child in Tlingit can apply to any noun and is not species specific
–yádi
small; little; childlike | a very small version of a noun
–yádi / –yédi
–yaḵáawu
trading partner; long ways back friend
–yakhâwu
–yán
pluralizes diminutive kinship terms
–yán
–yátxʼi
child(ren) of- | the term for children in Tlingit can apply to any noun and is not species specific.
–yátxʼi / –yétxʼi
–yéet
son of- | term is often used by women to sons of their (p) biological sisters
–yît
–yinaanáx̱
family line of descent of- ; line of descent of- | term is used to distinguish between clan lines of descent
–yinànáxh
√taaḵ
care for; serve | look after, watch
√taaḵ
look; watch
√tàkh
√taan
carry; take
√tàn
√waat
grow; raise
√waat
raise; grow
√wàt
√yát
play | pregnant
√yát
pregnant
yát / yét
√yoo
address as (using a kinship term)
√yù