whiwe

Hupa

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣeˑ (“sibling-in-law”), with the first-person singular possessive prefix whi-.

Noun

whiwe

  1. my sister-in-law (of a woman)

References

  • Golla, Victor et al. (1996), Hupa Language Dictionary Second Edition, Humboldt, California: Hoopa Valley Tribe, page 85
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