In Northern Pomo, words for family members cannot stand alone; you must say 'my mother,' 'your mother,' 'his mother,' etc.
With grandparents, there are different words depending on which side of the family the grandparent is on.
| EC | |
| AL |
| hey maternal grandfather! (vocative) | |
| tsaʔday | |
| noun | grandfather! (calling out); mother's father; maternal grandfather |
| ES | |
| EC | |
| my paternal grandfather | |
| ʔa:mi-baʔ | |
| noun | my father's father |
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| EC | |
| AL | |
| my maternal grandmother | |
| ʔa:mi-kaʔ | |
| noun | my mother's mother |
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| AL | |
| EC | |
| my paternal grandmother | |
| ʔa:mi-maʔ | |
| noun | my father's mother |
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