Younger Generations
| English | SENĆOŦEN | |
| 1 | parent and child together | ṈENO¸TEL |
| 2 | son, daughter | ṈENE¸ / ṈI¸ṈENE¸ |
| 3 | oldest son or daughter | LOṮ |
| 4 | youngest son or daughter | HÁ¸IĆ |
| 5 | stepson or stepdaughter | SṈENÁ¸EṈ |
| 6 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law | SĆUTÁÁȽ |
| 7 | son-in-law, daughter-in-law when their spouse has died | JȺ¸E |
| 8 | nephew, niece | STIȻEN |
| 9 | nephew or niece after sibling’s death | SȻENṈEĆEȽ |
| 10 | nephew-in-law, niece-in-law | SW̱STIȻEN |
| 11 | grandchild | IṈES |
| 12 | grandchild’s spouse | ŚW̱¸IṈES |
| 13 | great-grandchild | JO¸MEḰ / TO¸ME¸ |
| 14 | great-great-grandchild | EȻÍYEḰ / EȻE¸ |
| 15 | great-great-great-grandchild | ȾEBEYEḰ |
| 16 | descendant | SṈEṈÁ¸EN / ȽȻÁSṈEN |
1. To distinguish between son and daughter, you must use the feminine article with ṈENE¸ for ‘daughter.’
2. The second term in item 2, ṈI¸ṈENE¸, is an endearing term used only of other people’s children.
3. The words for great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, and great- great-great-grandparent are reciprocal. This means that words for great-grandchild, great-great-grandchild, and great-great-great-grandchild are the same.
4. Notice that LOṮ means ‘oldest son or daughter’ and also ‘oldest brother or sister,’ and HÁ¸IĆ means ‘youngest son or daughter’ and also ‘youngest brother or sister.’
5. The second word given for descendant in item 16, ȽȻÁSṈEN means ‘those that are behind us.’ This word could also be used for anything left behind. From the SENĆOŦEN point of view, we are all moving forward into history. We are the leaders with the future coming after us, following behind.