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 paternal grandfather! (vocative) | |
| baʔday | |
| noun | paternal grandfather! (calling out); father's father; |
| ES | |
| my maternal grandfather | |
| ʔa:mi-tsaʔ | |
| noun | my mother's father |
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| AL | |
| my paternal grandmother | |
| ʔa:mi-maʔ | |
| noun | my father's mother |
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| AL | |
| ES | |
| my maternal grandmother | |
| ʔa:mi-kaʔ | |
| noun | my mother's mother |
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| AL | |
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