Family

Learn To Speak Hul’q’umi’num’

shhwa’luqw’u
Family

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men
Father

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ten
Mother

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shuyulh
Older Sibling

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shushiulh
Older Siblings

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sqeuq
Young Siblings

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shhwaqw’u
Brother, Sister, Cousin

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shhwum’niqw
Aunt, Uncle

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shhwum’neluqw
Aunts, Uncles

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We understand that there may be variations or different interpretations of spelling, orthography, pronunciation, and other details, depending on the location and family group of the source of knowledge. This is common when preserving knowledge passed down via oral tradition.

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