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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.
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∙ 9y agoádí-- someones older sister
shídí --my sister
nídí - yours
hádí one's
nihidí -- their or ours
bidí -- his / her/it's
and more...
"older sister" is one of those words in Navajo that can only be in the possessive.
The marks over vowels are high tone marks not stress or accent. They change meaning.
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