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Relationships

Married

Pronoun (en)Pronoun (one)NowUsed to be
I
í
wakenyákuʔwakenyakuhné·
You
isé
sanyákuʔsanyakuhné·
He
laulhá
lonyákuʔlonyakuhné·
She
akaulhá
yakonyákuʔyakonyakuhné·
You and I
tetniyáhse
yukninyákuʔyukninyakuhné·
You two
tesniyáhse
sninyákuʔsninyakuhné·
Someone and I
teyakniyáhse
yukninyákuʔyukninyakuhné·
Two males
tehniyáhse
lotinyákuʔlotinyakuhné·
Two females
tekniyáhse
yotinyákuʔyotinyakuhné·
You all and I
twakweku
yukwanyákuʔyukwanyakuhné·
They and I
yakwakweku
yukwanyákuʔyukwanyakuhné·
All of you
swakweku
swanyákuʔswanyakuhné·
They (males)
latikweku
lotinyákuʔlotinyakuhné·
They (females)
kutikweku
yotinyákuʔyotinyakuhné·

In a relationship

Pronoun (en)Pronoun (one)NowUsed to be
You and I
tetniyáhse
ítnehseítnehskweʔ
You two
tesniyáhse
ísnehseísnehskweʔ
Someone and I
teyakniyáhse
yáknehseyáknehskweʔ
Two males
tehniyáhse
í·nehseí·nehskweʔ
Two females
tekniyáhse
íknehseíknehskweʔ

Separated and Reconciled

Pronoun (en)Pronoun (one)SeparatedReconciled
You and I
tetniyáhse
teyukyatekháshyuteyukyatekhashyuhné·
You two
tesniyáhse
tetsyatekháshyutetsyatekhashyuhné·
Someone and I
teyakniyáhse
teyukyatekháshyuteyukyatekhashyuhné·
Two males
tehniyáhse
tehonatekháshyutehonatekhashyuhné·
Two females
tekniyáhse
teyonatekháshyuteyonatekhashyuhné·

Engaged

Pronoun (en)Pronoun (one)NowUsed to be
I
í
wakenyákheʔwakenkákhehkweʔ
Someone and I
teyakniyáhse
yukninyákheʔyukninkákhehkweʔ
They (males)
latikweku
lotinyákheʔlotinkákhehkweʔ

Single

Pronoun (en)Pronoun (one)NowUsed to be
I
í
katatwʌni·yókatatwʌniyohné·
You
isé
satatwʌni·yósatatwʌniyohné·
He
laulhá
latatwʌni·yólatatwʌniyohné·
She
akaulhá
yuatatwʌni·yóyuatatwʌniyohné·

Old Man / Old Woman

This is a colloquial term similar to its English translation, e.g. "my old lady is a real battleaxe!"
Pronoun (en)Pronoun (one)Old manOld woman
I
í
likhstʌ́ha̲khekhstʌ́ha̲
You
isé
etshekhstʌ́ha̲shekhstʌ́ha̲
He
laulhá
lokhstʌ́ha̲shakokhstʌ́ha̲
She
akaulhá
luwakhstʌ́ha̲yutatekhstʌ́ha̲

Spouse

lo·né· is used to describe someone else‘s spouse, it is not used for "my spouse" or "your spouse".
EnglishOneida
Charlie's spouse
Tshyalé lo·né·
Susan's spouse
Só·s lo·né·
My cousin's spouse
ukyalá·séʔ lo·né·
Your friend's spouse
tsyatʌ·ló· lo·né·

Girlfriend / Boyfriend

Pronoun (en)Pronoun (one)BoyfriendGirlfriend
I
í
aknikʌhtlú·tsliʔakyaʔtasé·tsliʔ
You
isé
sanikʌhtlú·tsliʔsayaʔtasé·tsliʔ
He
laulhá
laonikʌhtlú·tsliʔlaoyaʔtasé·tsliʔ
She
akaulhá
akonikʌhtlú·tsliʔakoyaʔtasé·tsliʔ