Aunties, Uncles and Cousins in Woodland Cree – Terms for Females and Males

I have developed two charts with Woodland Cree terms for aunt, uncle, and cousins. Paternal and maternal terms are different for both females and males, as you will see from the charts below. Terms for immediate family can be found HERE.

Females Terms
my aunt (father’s sister)
my mother-in-law
nisikos

my aunt (mother’s sister)
my step-mother
nitōsis

my female cousin (mother’s brother’s daughter and father’s sister’s daughter) nicāhkos

my female cousin (mother’s sister’s daughter and father’s brother’s daughter) niciwāmiskwīw

my male cousin (mother’s brother’s son and father’s sister’s son) my brother-in-law nītim

my male cousin (mother’s sister’s son and father’s brother’s son) nitawīmāw

Terms used by males
my aunt (father’s sister)
my mother-in-law
nisikos

my aunt (mother’s sister)
my step-mother
nitōsis

my female cousin (mother’s brother’s daughter and father’s sister’s daughter)
my sister-in-law
nītim

my female cousin (mother’s sister’s daughter and father’s brother’s daughter) nitawīmāw

my male cousin (mother’s brother’s son and father’s sister’s son)
my brother-in-law
nīstāw

my male cousin (mother’s sister’s son and father’s brother’s son) niciwām

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