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-yaasʼaat

noun

LanguageAhtna (United States)

Meaning
  1. woman's daughter-in-law
  2. A relational noun used by a woman to refer to the wife of her son.
Examples

Yaasʼaat hwtsʼen dzełtʼae.

She is proud of her daughter-in-law.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term is used specifically by a woman to describe her son's wife.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.