Below is a list of body Parts in Hunza Burushaski. Note that Burushaski makes a distinction between inherently possessed nouns and non-inherently possessed nouns. Body parts belong to the former group which take pronominal prefixes and thus each noun has various surface forms based on Person/Number/Gender features. Various forms of a kinship term are listed as follows:
Singular Plural
a-N(oun) ‘my-noun’ mi-N ‘our-noun(s)’
gu-N ‘your-noun’ ma-N ‘your-noun(s)’
i-N ‘his-noun’ u-N ‘their-noun(s)’
mu-N ‘her-noun’
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English | Singular | Plural |
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arm | ashak [ašak] ‘my arm’ gushak [gušak] ‘your arm’ ishak [išak] / mushak [mušak] ‘his/her arm’ |
mishak [mišak] ‘our arm’ mashak [mašak] ‘your arm’ ushak [ušak] ‘their arm’ |
eye | alchin [alčin] ‘my eye’ gulchin [gulčin] ‘your eye’ ilchin [ilčin] / mulchin [mulčin] ‘his/her eye’ |
milchumuts [milčumuc] ‘our eyes’ malchumuts [malčumuc] ‘your eyes’ ulchumuts [ulčumuc] ‘their eyes’ |
back of skull | achharanas [ačʰaranas] ‘back of my skull’ guchharanas [gučʰaranas] ‘back of your skull’ ichharanas [ičʰaranas] / muchharanas [mučʰaranas] ‘back of his/her skull’ |
michharanas [mičʰaranas] ‘backs of our skulls’ machharanas [mačʰaranas] ‘backs of your skulls’ uchharanas [učʰaranas] ‘backs of their skulls’ |
back, lower | asrcring [aṣc̣iŋ] ‘my lower back’ gosrcring [goṣc̣iŋ] ‘your lower back’ esrcring [eṣc̣iŋ] / mosrcring [moṣc̣iŋ] ‘his/her lower back’ |
mesrcring [meṣc̣iŋ] ‘our lower back’ masrcring [maṣc̣iŋ] ‘your lower back’ osrcring [oṣc̣iŋ] ‘their lower back’ |
back, upper | awaldas [awaldas] ‘my upper back’ guwaldas [guwaldas] ‘your upper back’ iwaldas [iwald̪as] / muwaldas [muwaldas] ‘his/her upper back’ |
miwaldas [miwaldas] ‘our upper back’ mawaldas [mawaldas] ‘your upper back’ uwaldas [uwaldas] ‘their upper back’ |
belly | ool [ool] ‘my belly’ guul [guul] ‘your belly’ yuul [yuul] / muul [muul] ‘his/her belly’ |
miyul [miyul] ‘our belly’ mool [mool] ‘your belly’ uul [uul] ‘their belly’ |
chest | andil [andil] ‘my chest’ gundil [gundil] ‘your chest’ indil [ind̪il] / mundil [mundil] ‘his/her chest’ |
mindil [mindil] ‘our chest’ mandil [mandil] ‘your chest’ undil [undil] ‘their chest’ |
chin | asan [asan] ‘my chin’ gusan [gusan] ‘your chin’ isan [isan] / musan[musan] ‘his/her chin’ |
misan [misan] ‘our chin’ masan [masan] ‘your chin’ usan [usan] ‘their chin’ |
eyebrow | altaants [altaanc] ‘my eyebrow’ gultaants [gultaanc] ‘your eyebrow’ iltaants [iltaanc]/ multaanc [multaanc] ‘his/her eyebrow’ |
miltaants [miltaanc] ‘our eyebrow’ maltaants [maltaanc] ‘your eyebrow’ ultaants [ultaanc] ‘their eyebrow’ |
eyelash | alpur [alpur] ‘my eyelash’ gulpur [gulpur] ‘your eyelash’ ilpur [ilpur] / mulpur [mulpur] ‘his/her eyelash’ |
milpur [milpur] ‘our eyelash’ malpur [malpur] ‘your eyelash’ ulpur [ulpur] ‘their eyelash’ |
finger | amisr [amiṣ] ‘my finger’ gomisr [gomiṣ] ‘your finger’ emisr [emiṣ] / momisr [momiṣ] ‘his/her finger’ |
memisr [memiṣ] ‘our finger’ mamisr [mamiṣ] ‘your finger’ omisr [omiṣ] ‘their finger’ |
fingernail | oori [oori] ‘my fingernail’ guuri [guuri] ‘your fingernail’ yuuri [yuuri] / muuri [muuri] ‘his/her fingernail’ |
miiri [miiri] ‘our fingernail’ moori [moori] ‘your fingernail’ uuri [uuri] ‘their fingernail’ |
forehead | aphatti [apʰaṭi] ‘my forehead’ guphatti [gupʰaṭi] ‘your forehead’ iphatti [ipʰaṭi]/ muphatti [mupʰaṭi] ‘his/her forehead’ |
miphatti [mipʰaṭi] ‘our forehead’ maphatti [mapʰaṭi] ‘your forehead’ uphatti [upʰaṭi] ‘their forehead’ |
hair | aghuyan [aɣuyan] ‘my hair’ gughuyan [guɣuyan] ‘your hair’ ighuyan [iɣuyan] / mughuyan [muɣuyan] ‘his/her hair’ |
mighuyan [miɣuyan] ‘our hair’ maghuyan [maɣuyan] ‘your hair’ ughuyan [uɣuyan] ‘their hair’ |
hand | ariing [ariiŋ] ‘my hand’ guriing [guriiŋ] ‘your hand’ iriing [iriiŋ] / muriing [muriiŋ] ‘his/her hand’ |
miriing [miriiŋ] ‘our hand’ mariing [mariiŋ] ‘your hand’ uriing [uriiŋ] ‘their hand’ |
head | ayattis [ayaṭis] ‘my head’ guyattis [guyaṭis] ‘your head’ iyatis [iyatis] / muyattis [muyaṭis] ‘his/her head’ |
miyattis [miyaṭis] ‘our head’ mayattis [mayaṭis] ‘your head’ uyattis [uyaṭis] ‘their head’ |
kidney | aso [aso] ‘my kidney’ goso [goso] ‘your kidney’ eso [eso] / moso [moso] ‘his/her kidney’ |
[meso] ‘our kidney’ [maso] ‘your kidney’ [oso] ‘their kidney’ |
knee | adumus [adumus] ‘my knee’ gudumus [gudumus] ‘your knee’ idumus [idumus] / mudumus [mudumus] ‘his/her knee’ |
midumus [midumus] ‘our knee’ madumus [madumus] ‘your knee’ udumus [udumus] ‘their knee’ |
kneecap | adumuse phul [adumuse pʰul] ‘my kneecap’ gudumuse phul [gudumuse pʰul] ‘your kneecap’ idumuse phul [idumuse pʰul] / mudumuse phul [mudumuse pʰul] ‘his/her kneecap’ |
midumuse phul [midumuse pʰul] ‘our kneecap’ madumuse phul [madumuse pʰul] ‘your kneecap’ udumuse phul [udumuse pʰul] ‘their kneecap’ |
leg | altants [altanc] ‘my leg’ gultants [gultanc] ‘your leg’ iltants [iltanc] / multants [multanc] ‘his/her leg’ |
miltants [miltanc] ‘our leg’ maltants [maltanc] ‘your leg’ ultants [ultanc] ‘their leg’ |
lips | eyiling [eyiliŋ] ‘my lips’ guyiling [guyiliŋ] ‘your lips’ iiling [iiliŋ] / muyiling [muyiliŋ] ‘his/her lips’ |
miiling [miiliŋ] ‘our lips’ meyiling [meyiliŋ] ‘your lips’ uyiling [uyiliŋ] ‘their lips’ |
lung | axurpat [axurpat] ‘my lung’ guxurpat [guxurpat] ‘your lung’ ixurpat [ixurpat] / muxurpat [muxurpat] ‘his/her lung’ |
mixurpat [mixurpat] ‘our lung’ maxurpat [maxurpat] ‘your lung’ uxurpat [uxurpat] ‘their lung’ |
navel | asuy [asuy] ‘my navel’ gusuy [gusuy] ‘your navel’ isuy [isuy] / musuy [musuy] ‘his/her navel’ |
misuy [misuy] ‘our navel’ masuy [masuy] ‘your navel’ usuy [usuy] ‘their navel’ |
neck | asr [aṣ] ‘my neck’ gosr [goṣ] ‘your neck’ esr [eṣ] / mosr [moṣ] ‘his/her neck’ |
mesr [meṣ] ‘our neck’ masr [maṣ] ‘your neck’ osr [oṣ] ‘their neck’ |
nose | amupusr [amupuṣ] ‘my nose’ gumupusr [gumupuṣ] ‘your nose’ imupusr [imupuṣ] / mumupusr [mumupuṣ] ‘his/her nose’ |
mimupusr [mimupuṣ] ‘our nose’ mamupusr [mamupuṣ] ‘your nose’ umumpusr [umumpuṣ] ‘their nose’ |
nostril | amultur [amultur] ‘my nostril’ gumultur [gumultur] ‘your nostril’ imultur [imultur]/ mumultur [mumultur] ‘his/her nostril’ |
mimultur [mimultur] ‘our nostril’ mamultur [mamultur] ‘your nostril’ umultur [umultur] ‘their nostril’ |
palm (of hand) | atatas [atatas] ‘my palm’ gutatas [gutatas] ‘your palm’ itatas [itatas] / mutatas [mutatas] ‘his/her palm’ |
mitatas [mitatas] ‘our palm’ matatas [matatas] ‘your palm’ utatas [utatas] ‘their palm’ |
scalp | athanas [atʰanas] ‘my scalp’ guthanas [gutʰanas] ‘your scalp’ ithanas [itʰanas] / muthanas [mutʰanas] ‘his/her scalp’ |
mithanas [mitʰanas] ‘our scalp’ mathanas [matʰanas] ‘your scalp’ uthanas [utʰanas] ‘their scalp’ |
shoulder | aphoyn [apʰoyn] ‘my shoulder’ guphoyn [gupʰoyn] ‘your shoulder’ iphoyn [ipʰoyn] / muphoyn [mupʰoyn] ‘his/her shoulder’ |
miphoyn [mipʰoyn] ‘our shoulder’ maphoyn [mapʰoyn] ‘your shoulder’ uphoyn [upʰoyn] ‘their shoulder’ |
intestine | atshir [acʰir] ‘my intestine’ gutshir [gucʰir] ‘your intestine’ itshir [icʰir] / mutshir [mucʰir] ‘his/her intestine’ |
mitshiring [micʰiriŋ] ‘our intestine’ matshiring [macʰiriŋ] ‘your intestine’ utshiring [ucʰiriŋ] ‘their intestine’ |
stomach | ooling [ooliŋ] ‘my stomach’ guuling [guuliŋ] ‘your stomach’ yuuling [yuuliŋ] / muuling [muuliŋ] ‘his/her stomach’ |
miyuling [miyuliŋ] ‘our stomach’ mooling [mooliŋ] ‘your stomach’ ooling [ooliŋ] ‘their stomach’ |
tongue | oomus [oomus] ‘my tongue’ guumus [guumus] ‘your stomach’ yuumus [yuumus] / muumus [muumus] ‘his/her tongue’ |
miimus [miimus] ‘our tongue’ moomus [moomus] ‘your tongue’ uumus [uumus] ‘their tongue’ |
tooth | ame [ame] ‘my tooth’ gume [gume] ‘your tooth’ ime [ime] / mume [mume] ‘his/her tooth’ |
mime [mime] ‘our tooth’ mame [mame] ‘your tooth’ ume [ume] ‘their tooth’ |
waist | apat [apat] ‘my waist’ gopat [gopat] ‘your waist’ epat [epat] / mopat [mopat] ‘his/her waist’ |
mepat [mepat] ‘our waist’ mapat [mapat] ‘your waist’ opat [opat] ‘their waist’ |
skin | awatt [awaṭ] ‘my skin’ guwatt [guwaṭ] ‘your skin’ iwatt [iwat]/ muwatt [muwaṭ] ‘his/her skin’ |
miwatt [miwaṭ] ‘our skin’ mawatt [mawaṭ] ‘your skin’ uwatt [uwaṭ] ‘their skin’ |
bone | altin [altin] ‘my bone’ gultin [gultin] ‘your bone’ iltin [iltin]/ multin [multin] ‘his/her bone’ |
miltin [miltin] ‘our bone’ maltin [maltin] ‘your bone’ ultin [ultin] ‘their bone’ |
lock of one’s hair | aphinis [apʰinis] ‘lock of my hair’ guphinis [gupʰinis] ‘lock of your hair’ iphinis [ipʰinis] / muphinis [mupʰinis] ‘lock of his/her hair’ |
miphinis [mipʰinis] ‘lock of our hair’ maphinis [mapʰinis] ‘lock of your hair’ uphinis [upʰinis] ‘lock of their hair’ |
heel | aghaan [aɣaan] ‘my heel’ gughaan [guɣaan] ‘your heel’ ighaan [iɣaan] / mughaan [muɣaan] ‘his/her heel’ |
mighaan [miɣaan] ‘our heel’ maghaan [maɣaan] ‘your heel’ ughaan [uɣaan] ‘their heel’ |
elbow | asusun [asusun] ‘my elbow’ gususun [gususun] ‘your elbow’ isusun [isusun] / mususun [mususun] ‘his/her elbow’ |
misusun [misusun] ‘our elbow’ masusun [masusun] ‘your elbow’ ususun [ususun] ‘their elbow’ |
ear | altumal [altumal] ‘my ear’ gultumal [gultumal] ‘your ear’ iltumal [iltumal] / multumal [multumal] ‘his/her ear’ |
miltumal [miltumal] ‘our ear’ maltumal [maltumal] ‘your ear’ ultumal [ultumal] ‘their ear’ |
jaw | amelcr [amelc̣] ‘my jaw’ gumelcr [gumelc̣] ‘your jaw’ imelcr [imelc̣]/ mumelcr [mumelc̣] ‘his/her jaw’ |
mimelcr [mimelc̣] ‘our jaw’ mamelcr [mamelc̣] ‘your jaw’ umelcr [umelc̣] ‘their jaw’ |
breast | amamut [amamut] ‘my breast’ gumamut [gumamut] ‘your breast’ imamut [imamut] / mumamut [mumamut] ‘his/her breast’ |
mimamut [mimamut] ‘our breast’ mamamut [mamamut] ‘your breast’ umamut [umamut] ‘their breast’ |
penis | ashipin [ašipin] ‘my penis’ gushipin [gušipin] ‘your penis’ ishipin [išipin] ‘his penis’ |
mishipin [mišipin] ‘our penis’ mashipin [mašipin] ‘your penis’ ushipin [ušipin] ‘their penis’ |
vagina | aghusr [aɣuṣ] ‘my vagina’ gughusr [guɣuṣ] ‘your vagina’mughusr [muɣuṣ] ‘her vagina’ |
mighusr [miɣuṣ] ‘our vagina’ maghusr [maɣuṣ] ‘your vagina’ ughusr [uɣuṣ] ‘their vagina’ |
armpit | aqat [aqat] ‘my armpit’ goqat [goqat] ‘your armpit’ eqat [eqat] / moqat [moqat] ‘his/her armpit’ |
meqat [meqat] ‘our armpit’ maqat [maqat] ‘your armpit’ oqat [oqat] ‘their armpit’ |
cheeks | amoqisr [amoqiṣ] ‘my cheeks’ gumoqisr [gumoqiṣ] ‘your cheeks’ imoqisr [imoqiş] / mumoqisr [mumoqiṣ] ‘his/her cheeks’ |
mimoqisr [mimoqiṣ] ‘our cheeks’ mamoqisr [mamoqiṣ] ‘your cheeks’ umoqisr [umoqiṣ] ‘their cheeks’ |
groin | altarang [altaraŋ] ‘my groin’ gultarang [gultaraŋ] ‘your groin’ iltarang [ilt̪araŋ] / multarang [multaraŋ] ‘his/her groin’ |
miltarang [miltaraŋ] ‘our groin’ maltarang [maltaraŋ] ‘your groin’ ultarang [ultaraŋ] ‘their groin’ |
beard | angi [aŋi] ‘my beard’ gungi [guŋi] ‘your beard’ ingi [iŋi] ‘his beard’ |
mingi [miŋi] ‘our beard’ mangi [maŋi] ‘your beard’ ungi [uŋi] ‘their beard’ |
biceps | girkis [girkis] ‘biceps’ | |
derriere | chharban [čʰarban] ‘derriere’ | |
hair | bur [bur] ‘hair’ | |
head | gapal [gapal] ‘head’ | |
brain | mato [mato] ‘brain’ | |
pupil | nana [nana] ‘pupil’ | |
throat | buk [buk] ‘throat’ | |
shin | pini [pini] ‘shin’ | |
mustache | salat [salat] ‘mustache’ |