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RELATIONSHIP TERMS
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Kurnai Term. | Exact Equivalent in our Terms. | English Terms. | |
1. | Wehntwin | Father's father—Father's father's brother | Grandfather—Great-uncle |
2. | Wehntjun | Father's father's sister | Great-aunt |
3. | Nallung | Father's mother—Father's mother's brother—Father's mother's sister | Grandmother—Great-uncle—Great-aunt |
4. | Nakun | Mother's father—Mother's father's brother—Mother's father's sister | Grandfather—Great-uncle—Great-aunt |
5. | Kukun | Mother's mother—Mother's mother's brother—Mother's mother's sister | Grandmother—Great-uncle—Great-aunt |
6. | Mungan | Father—Father's brother—Mother's sister's husband | Father—Uncle |
7. | Yukan | Mother—Mother's sister—Father's brother's wife | Mother—Aunt |
8. | Mummung | Father's sister—Mother's brother's wife | Aunt |
9. | Babuk | Mother's brother—Father's sister's husband | Uncle |
10. | Thundung | Elder brother—Father's brother's son—Father's sister's son—Mother's brother's son—Mother's sister's .son—Wife's sister's husband—Husband's sister's husband | Elder brother—Cousin—Brother-in-law |
11. | Bramung | Younger brother—(Also all the relations of No, 10 which follow "elder brother ") | Younger brother—Cousin—Brother-in-law |
12. | Bauung | Elder sister—Father's brother's daughter—Father's sister's daughter—Mother's brother's daughter—Mother's sister's daughter—Wife's brother's wife—Husband's brother's wife |
Elder sister—Cousin—Sister-in-law brother's wife |
13. | Lunduk | Younger sister—(Also all the relations of No. 12 which follow "elder sister") | Younger sister—Cousin—Sister-in-law |
14. | Maian | Wife— Wife's sister— Husband's sister | Wife—Sister-in-law |
15. | Bennung | Wife's brother | Brother-in-law |
16. | Bra | Husband—Husband's brother | Husband—Brother-in-law |
17. | Lit | (M.)¹ Child— Brother's child—(F.) Child—Sister's child | Child—Nephew—Niece |
18. | Bengun | (F.) Brother's child | Nephew—Niece |
19. | Queabun | (F.) Daughter's husband—(M.) Wife's mother | Son-in-law—Mother-in-law |
20. | Ngaribil | (M.) Daughter's husband—(M.) Wife's father | Son-in-law—Father-in-law |
¹(M.) means a male speaking. (F.) means a female speaking. |