–shátx̱
–shátx̱
female's older sister | term is only used by females to refer to biological sisters and females of the same clan and generation who they (p) have a close relationship with
Part of Speech
Definition
Sister; female kinship term | In Tlingit kinship, this term is only used by females to refer to biological sisters and females of the same clan and generation who they (p) have a close relationship with; can be used with females of the same moiety but not the same clan to show close personal or clan relationships Source
X̱ʼunei Lance Twitchell, Tlingit Dictionary, 2024–shátxh
Part of Speech
Source
Leer Orthography; Jeff Leer, Doug Hitch, and John Ritter, Interior Tlingit Noun Dictionary, 2001, p. T65Additional Media