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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)