hánaaí

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Noun

hánaaí

1. one’s elder brother

   bínaaí ― his elder brother

   nínaaí ― your elder brother

   shínaaí ― my elder brother

Inflection

Possessives of hánaaí

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shínaaí	nihínaaí	danihínaaí
2nd person	nínaaí	nihínaaí	danihínaaí
3rd person	bínaaí
4th person (3o)	yínaaí
4th person (3a)	hánaaí
Indefinite (3i)	ánaaí

See also

• akʼis (“sibling, friend”)
• alah (“sibling of the opposite sex”)
• atsilíʼ (“younger brother”)