"Shicheii ánaaí bee hólǫ́."

Translation: My maternal grandfather has an older brother.

[DiegoJaviUnlam]

Navajo Kinship (gomyson.com):

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[andymcl92]

Could really do with some guides being added to understand the sentence structure!

[reeeeef]

ahehee diego

[jtaylor162]

Whoa... the words for father and maternal grandfather are close enough to cause confusion for us beginners! Shizheʼé vs. Shicheii. I guess with matrilineal kinship, you might think of your maternal grandfather as closer than the paternal one -- almost as close a relative as your dad -- so the similarity in pronunciation is sort of logical?? At least, maybe this will help me remember...

[RainAvila]

Could it still mean the same thing if maternal grandpa and older brother be switched?

[Tori500890]

Thats what i thought, but i guess no

[_XeNoX]

Well, it would mean "My older maternal grandfather has a brother", which makes no sense.

[ErikThrash]

Why not "big brother"?

[-GWashington1732]

Idk

[Eowyn12345]

How do I type the last letter on my phone?

[erica.forster]

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