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Relationships

Married

PronounNowUsed to be
í
wakenyákuʔwakenyakuhné·
isé
sanyákuʔsanyakuhné·
laulhá
lonyákuʔlonyakuhné·
akaulhá
yakonyákuʔyakonyakuhné·
tetniyáhse
yukninyákuʔyukninyakuhné·
tesniyáhse
sninyákuʔsninyakuhné·
teyakniyáhse
yukninyákuʔyukninyakuhné·
tehniyáhse
lotinyákuʔlotinyakuhné·
tekniyáhse
yotinyákuʔyotinyakuhné·
twakwekú
yukwanyákuʔyukwanyakuhné·
yakwakwekú
yukwanyákuʔyukwanyakuhné·
swakwekú
swanyákuʔswanyakuhné·
latikwekú
lotinyákuʔlotinyakuhné·
kutikwekú
yotinyákuʔyotinyakuhné·

In a relationship

PronounNowUsed to be
tetniyáhse
ítnehseítnehskwe̲
tesniyáhse
ísnehseísnehskwe̲
teyakniyáhse
yáknehseyáknehskwe̲
tehniyáhse
í·nehseí·nehskwe̲
tekniyáhse
íknehseíknehskwe̲

Separated and Reconciled

PronounSeparatedReconciled
tetniyáhse
teyukyatekháshyuteyukyatekhashyuhné·
tesniyáhse
tetsyatekháshyutetsyatekhashyuhné·
teyakniyáhse
teyukyatekháshyuteyukyatekhashyuhné·
tehniyáhse
tehonatekháshyutehonatekhashyuhné·
tekniyáhse
teyonatekháshyuteyonatekhashyuhné·

Engaged

PronounNowUsed to be
í
wakenyákheʔwakenkákhehkwe̲
teyakniyáhse
yukninyákheʔyukninkákhehkwe̲
latikwekú
lotinyákheʔlotinkákhehkwe̲

Single

PronounNowUsed to be
í
katatwʌni·yókatatwʌniyohné·
isé
satatwʌni·yósatatwʌniyohné·
laulhá
latatwʌni·yólatatwʌniyohné·
akaulhá
yuatatwʌni·yóyuatatwʌniyohné·

Old Man / Old Woman

This is a colloquial term similar to its English translation, e.g. "my old lady is a real battleaxe!"
PronounOld manOld woman
í
likhstʌ́ha̲khekhstʌ́ha̲
isé
etshekhstʌ́ha̲shekhstʌ́ha̲
laulhá
lokhstʌ́ha̲shakokhstʌ́ha̲
akaulhá
luwakhstʌ́ha̲yutatekhstʌ́ha̲

Spouse

lo·né· is used to describe someone else‘s spouse, it is not used for "my spouse" or "your spouse".
EnglishOneida
Charlie's spouse
Tshyalé lo·né·
Susan's spouse
Só·s lo·né·
My cousin's spouse
ukyalá·séʔ lo·né·
Your friend's spouse
tsyatʌ·ló· lo·né·

Girlfriend / Boyfriend

PronounBoyfriendGirlfriend
í
aknikʌhtlú·tsliʔakyaʔtasé·tsliʔ
isé
sanikʌhtlú·tsliʔsayaʔtasé·tsliʔ
laulhá
laonikʌhtlú·tsliʔlaoyaʔtasé·tsliʔ
akaulhá
akonikʌhtlú·tsliʔakoyaʔtasé·tsliʔ