Words for family members and other relatives in Navajo (Diné Bizaad), an Athabaskan language spoken in Arizona and New Mexico in the USA.
Note: some kinship words are different depending on whether they are said by a male or a female. Those that differ are indicated by (m) and (f).
| Navajo | |
|---|---|
| family | k’é (kinship, extended family); ak’éí; hakʼéí; hooghan hazʼą́ |
| relative | hakʼéí |
| father | shizhé’é |
| mother | shimá |
| child, children | awééʼ; áłchíní |
| son | biyeʼ; biyáázh; ghe’ |
| daughter | achʼéʼé; hatsiʼ |
| husband | hahastiin |
| wife | hweʼesdzáán |
| brother | shinaaí (older); shitsilí (younger) |
| sister | shiadí (older); shideezhi (younger) |
| uncle | shi bízhí zhéʼí’ yázhí (father's brother) shidá’í’ (mother's brother) - m shi yáázh (mother's brother) - f |
| aunt | shi bízhí - shimá (father's sister) shimá yázhí (mother's sister) |
| cousin (used by males) | shik’is (father's brother's son) shi lah’ (father's brother's daughter) shił naa’aash (father's sister’s son) shi zeedí (father's sister’s daughter) shił naa’aash (mother’s brother's son) shi zeedí (mother’s brother’s daughter) shínaaí - shi tsilí (mother's sister’s son) shádí - shi dezhí (mother's sister’s daughter) |
| cousin (used by females) | shi lah’ (father's brother's son) shik’is (father's brother's daughter) shi zeedí (father's sister’s son) shi zeedí (father's sister’s daughter) shi zeedí (mother’s brother's son) shi zeedí (mother’s brother’s daughter) shínaaí - shi tsilí (mother's sister’s son) shádí - shi dezhí (mother's sister’s daughter) |
| nephew | |
| niece | atsi’ (brother's daughter) |
| grandparent | bitsoi |
| grandfather | shinálí (paternal) shicheii (maternal) |
| grandmother | shinálí (paternal) shimásání (maternal) |
| grandchild | bitsóóké |
| grandson | hatsóí ashkiígíí |
| granddaughter | |
| brother-in-law | hayé |
| daughter-in-law | hazháʼáád |
| son-in-law | aadaaní; doishʼíinii; doo yooʼíinii |
https://navajowotd.com/word/akei/
https://glosbe.com/en/nv
http://navajopeople.org/blog/ke-dine-navajo-kinship-system/
https://timenm.com/navajo-language-family.html
http://navajopeople.org/blog/ke-dine-navajo-kinship-system/
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/236790892886960571/?nic_v2=1a2Z28pTE
Hear some Navajo family words and learn out Navajo concepts of kinships:
Information about Navajo | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel
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