Kinship | Choctaw Dictionary

CHOCTAW LANGUAGE DICTIONARY

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians


Kinship

afo n grandfather var. áfo im áfo n his/her grandfather
afo sipokni n great-grandfather var. áfo sipokni
akni n older brother or sister
alak osi n brother-in-law
chishki your mother
chokkachaffa n family, household, family members who live in the same house
chokkásha n family
hashki n my mother
hattak n 1 man, male person 2 husband hattak shotik misha iya n newer astronaut
ibayyi n nephew; sister’s son (of a man), brother’s son (of a woman)
ibbi tík n niece; sister’s daughter (of a man), brother’s daughter (of a woman)
iksa n clan, societal class, denomination
iláwíli n guardian
im áfo n his/her grandfather Kin. form afo grandfather
im álak n brother-in-law, sister’s husband
im álakosi n brother-in-law, wife’s brother see
im álakosi ohóyo n sister-in-law, wife’s sister
imo̱baláha n brother-in-law (of a woman)
ipok nakni n grandson
ipok tík n granddaughter
ippohchi n father-in-law pohchi n father-in-law
ippohchi ohóyo n mother-in-law pohchohóyo n mother-in-law
ippokni n his/her grandmother
ishki n mother
ishki achaffa n maternal aunt, mother’s sister
ishki toba n stepmother
ittiyápishi n sibling, brother, sister var. ittibápishi
itti̱ kanómi n cousins of each other, relatives of each other
i̱ki achaffa n paternal uncle, father’s brother var. i̱ki achaffah
i̱ki toba n stepfather
i̱tík n sister (of a male)
kanómi 1 n relative, cousin
i̱ki n (his/her) father
lakós n name to address brother-in-law see
nakfi n brother (of a woman)
nakfish n younger brother (of a man); younger sister (of a woman)
nakfish achaffa n cousin var. nakfish tobah
oshi n son, offspring, egg
oshí tik n daughter var. oshítik
pohchi n father-in-law ippohchi father-in-law
pohchohóyo n mother-in-law ippohchi ohóyo mother-in-law
pokni grandmother
pokni sipokni n great-grandmother
poskos n little baby (term of endearment)
tikba 1 post in front of, ahead of, forward 2 n older sibling
None
áyokla n kin, relation
áyo̱cholóli n descendant