ʔa:mi-tʰe

my mother

In Northern Pomo, the words for family members cannot stand alone: one must say 'my mother' or 'your mother,' or 'her mother,' etc.

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ʔa:mi-tʰe man na
	ʔa:mi-tʰe	man	na
	my mother	she	be
She is my mother
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ʔa:mitʰe t̪a ʔal naʔ
	ʔa:mi-tʰe	t̪a	ʔal	na	-ʔ
	my mother	Q	this	be	Q
Is this my mother?

mother! (vocative)
tʰeday
noun	mother! (vocative); hey mom! (calling out)
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mi-tʰe t̪a duhuʔ
	mi-tʰe	t̪a	duhu	-ʔ
	your-mother	Q	leave	Q
Did your mother leave?

mitʰel ʔa: baʔole
	mitʰel	ʔa:	baʔole
	your mother	I	call
I call your mother

situ meʔ batʰe nay
	situ	meʔ	batʰe	na	-y
	wrinkle	char.	his/her.mother.Nom	be	perf.
his mother became wrinkled