ánaaí --someone's older brother
shinaaí -- my older brother
ninaaí -- your older brother
hánaaí-- older brother in fourth person (one's older brother)
áłánaaí -- each other's older brother
nihánaaí -- our older brother
and many more versions. This is a type of word that in Navajo must always be in the possesive.
yá'át'ééh shitsilí - hello my younger brother
yá'át'ééh shinaaí - hello my older brother
it means "my older brother"
You say older brother in Malayalam as "പുത്രന്" (puthran).
"Kuya" is older brother.
In Filipino, older brother is translated as "kuya".
In Russian, "older brother" is said as "старший брат" (starshiy brat).
The term for older brother in Punjabi is "bade bhai" (ਬੜੇ ਭਾਈ).
In Hindi, uncle for older brother is called "चाचा" (chacha).
In Hawaiian, "brother" is translated as "kaikuaʻana" for an older brother and "kaikaina" for a younger brother.
In Kurdish, "brother" is said as "birayek" for older brother and "bira" for younger brother.
To buy it from him: Baa naashniih (sell, buy, trade)Shínaaí bichidí baa nahałnii-- "I bought my older brother's car from him."Haidą́ą́' shichidí shaa nahaaznii ---" I sold my car last winter"
hatsilí-- ones younger brother, shitsilí--my younger brother, nitsilí-- your younger brother, nihitsilí --our younger brother, atsilí--- someone's younger brother, bitsilí--his/her/it's younger brother hatsilíké-- plural-ones younger brothers halah, shilah, nilah ...etc---sibling of the opposite sex, for a female speaker- a brother hak'is, ak'is, shik'is, nik'is...etc--sibing of the same sex, for a male speaker- a brother "Brother" is one of a type of words in Navajo that must always be in the possessive. The marks above vowels are high tone indicators. The k' is a glottalized k sound, different than a regular K.
兄 (ani) is older brother in Japanese. When addressing someone else's older brother, you should use お兄さん (onii-san).