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
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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 |