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Family Members

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wife/womanmramy wifemrati
husband/manrajlmy husbandrajli
daughter/girlbntmy daughterbnti
daughters/girlsbnat
son/boywldmy sonwldi
sons/boys/childrenwlad
parentswalidin
fatherabmy fatherbba
motherommy mothermui
brotherxumy brotherxuya
brothers/siblingsxut
sisterxtmy sisterxti
sistersxwatat
in-law(s)nsib(nsab)
step-sonrbib
step-daughterrbiba
grandfatherjdd
grandmotherjdda
uncle (paternal)ammmy uncle (paternal)ammi
uncle (maternal)xalmy uncle (maternal)xali
aunt (paternal)ammamy aunt (paternal)ammti
aunt (maternal)xalamy aunt (maternal)xalti

 

Nieces, nephews, and cousins are named literally: e.g., son of my brother, daughter of my sister, son of my maternal aunt, daughter of my paternal uncle

 

my nephew (brother's side)wld xuyamy nephew (sister's side)wld xti
my niece (brother's side)bnt xuyamy niece (sister's side)bnt xti
my cousin (mas, pat uncle)wld ammimy cousin (mas, pat aunt)wld ammti
my cousin (fem, mat uncle)bnt xalimy cousin (fem, mat aunt)bnt xalti

 

Mine, yours, his, hers

 

my fatherbbamy mothermui
your fatherbbakyour mothermuk
his fatherbbahhis mothermmu
her fatherbbahaher mothermmha

 

my wifemratimy husbandrajli
your wifemratekyour husbandrajlek
his wifemrat-huher husbandrajlha

 

my sonwldimy daughterbnti
your sonwldekyour daughterbntek
his sonwldhuhis daughterbnt-hu
her sonwldhaher daughterbnt-ha
our sonwldnaour daughterbntna

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