akʼis

See also: akis and āķis

Noun

akʼis (plural akʼisóó)

  1. older sibling (of the same sex)
  2. older maternal cousin (of the same sex)
  3. friend (chiefly of the same sex)
    sikʼis ― my friend

Usage notes

Traditionally, men and women could marry but could not just be friends. This is why the word for "friend" means of the same sex. However, in modern times, men and women can now just be friends, so this term may be applied to friends of the opposite sex.

Inflection
possessives of akʼis
singular duoplural plural
1st person sikʼis nihikʼis danihikʼis
2nd person nikʼis nihikʼis danihikʼis
3rd person bikʼis
4th person (3o) yikʼis
4th person (3a) hakʼis
Indefinite (3i) akʼis

See also
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