éesh

Tlingit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʔíːʃ]

Usage notes

• This is a kinship term, and so cannot occur without a possessor. The exception to this is if the speaker is addressing their own father.

Noun

éesh (see inflected forms below)

1. father

possessives of éesh

	singular	plural
1st person	ax̱ éesh	haa éesh
2nd person	i éesh	yee éesh
3rd person (human)	du éesh
3rd person (non-human)	a éesh
3rd person (proximate)	ash éesh
Indefinite (human)	ha éesh
Indefinite (non-human)	at éesh
Reflexive	chush éesh
Reciprocal	woosh éesh