Navajo
Noun
biyeʼ (plural biyeʼke)
- his son
- his nephew (brother’s son)
Usage notes
This word means that the relative is the son or nephew of a man, so a female neighbor would say biyeʼ when referring to her male neighbor’s son.
Inflection
possessives of biyeʼ
|
singular |
duoplural |
plural |
| 1st person |
shiyeʼ
|
nihiyeʼ
|
danihiyeʼ
|
| 2nd person |
niyeʼ
|
nihiyeʼ
|
danihiyeʼ
|
| 3rd person |
biyeʼ
|
| 4th person (3o) |
yiyeʼ
|
| 4th person (3a) |
hayeʼ
|
| Indefinite (3i) |
ayeʼ
|
Synonyms
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