ππ°ΝπΉπ°Ν
noun
Definition
ππ°ΝπΉπ°Νππ°ΝπΉπ°Ν1uncle (father's sister's husband)2uncle (father's sister's husband) (my)3brother-in-law (wife's brother)4brother-in-law (wife's brother) (my)5brother-in-law (sister's husband, of a male)6brother-in-law (sister's husband, of a male) (my)ππ°πΉπ°ππ°πΉπ°Νππ°ΝπΉπ°*πΉπ°ΝπΌπ°*πΉπΝ*πΌπ*ππΝπ·ππ»Ν*ππΝπΌπ°*ππ»πΌ'π·*ππ°ΝπΌπ·*ππ·ππ»Ν*ππΝππ·*ππ·πΌπ»*ππ»ππ»*ππ»ππ»*ππ»πππ°ΝπΌπ·*ππ»Νππ*ππ»ππ*ππππΌπ°*ππ°ππ·*ππ»ΝπΌπ·*ππ»Νππ·*ππΝπ°Ν*ππΝπΌπ·ππ»πΌππ°Νππ»πΌππππππ°Normally, this term is used in the construction of the kinship terms ππ»ππ°ΝπΉπ°Ν, ππ»ππ°ΝπΉπ°Ν, and π»ππ°ΝπΉπ°Ν. However, if ππ°ΝπΉπ°Ν is used alone, it is, as Quintero notes on page 85 of her dictionary, a "shortened form of ππ»ππ°ΝπΉπ°."As a general rule, kinship terms in Osage must have a prefix to express my, your, or his/her. This particular case is a rare exception where this base form can be used to address an individual (vocative).