akʼéí

a- (indefinite possessive pronoun, someone's) + kʼé (“peace, friendship”) + -í (nominalizer)

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀kʼɛ́ɪ́/

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akʼéí (plural akʼéíyóó)

1. kin, kinsman, kinfolk, relatives (by blood or by the maternal or paternal clan lines)

   Yáʼátʼééh shikʼéí dóó shidineʼé

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   — Greetings to my kin and to my people. (formal but intimate expression for greeting a large group at the start of a speech)