*loDnI'nal

brother-in-law

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

loɖnɪʔnɑl

Sound out *loDnI'nal letter by letter:

• lll as in 'lay'
• ooo as in 'go'
• Dɖretroflex d (tongue curled back)
• nnn as in 'nay'
• Iɪi as in 'bit'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• nnn as in 'nay'
• aɑa as in 'father'
• lll as in 'lay'

• There was another question about whether loDnI'nal and be'nI'nal could be brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Maltz said he didn't think there were specific words for these concepts. He said to just describe the relationship: loDnI' loDnal and be'nI' loDnal for brother-in-law and loDnI' be'nal and be'nI' be'nal for sister-in-law. He said you could even say things like be'nal loDnI' be'nal wife's brother's wife. But he preferred to call all these people 'e'nalpu' people who married into the family. [2010-12-22-Email]

2010-12-22-Email (2010-12-25-Email)

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