sikʼis
See also: sikis
Navajo
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]sikʼis (plural sikʼisóó)
- my older brother, my older sister (of the same sex as me)
- my older maternal cousin (of the same sex as me)
- my friend (chiefly of the same sex as me)
Usage notes
[edit]The 1st-person singular possessive has si- rather than shi- because of coronal harmony: [sh] in shi- assimilates to [s] because of the alveolar sibilant ([s]) in the root, -kʼis. It is a very common error among younger Navajo speakers who do not know the language well to use shi- (shikʼis) in all cases, because they often do not know of this feature.
Inflection
[edit]possessives of sikʼis
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sikʼis | nihikʼis | danihikʼis |
| 2nd person | nikʼis | nihikʼis | danihikʼis |
| 3rd person | bikʼis | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yikʼis | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hakʼis | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | akʼis | ||