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Words for Category: Family

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*kangi-kurrm-kurrk

girl, mid teenage

kethawil-pembengguk

many children, family

kuka

grandmother, grandchild,

kurri

cross cousin, male or female

kutenyuk

sister: younger sister (his);

kutning-kurringek

brother; late younger brother (mine)

kutninyuk

brother: younger brother (his) ;

kuyinggurrin

mother (your)

lerrk-payingkuk

girl, female child

mam

father

mam-kurringek

late father, (my)

mathimuk

wife (his)

mim

grandparents (paternal) , old people in general

minggayin

daughter (yours)

mituk

husband (her)

*mukatyap

father of dead son

ngaluk

aunt, father's sister

nganinyayin

niece (your)

nganyityuk

husband, lover (her)

ngapa

grandfather: maternal grandfather

ngapundek

grandchild (mine)

*ngark

uncle, father's side

parram-kurrk

great grandmother

parrəm-parrəm

great grandfather (paternal)

pepeny, popeny

baby

tyarrəmbayin

uncle (yours), i.e. mother's brother

tyaty-kurringin

sister: late elder sister (yours)

tyatyin

sister: elder sister (yours)

*tyinanity

nephew

wa-kurringin

late elder brother, (your)

wathip, watyip

son

wawin

brother, elder brother (yours)

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