Relatives / People II Flashcards
wa’etse
older, elderly man
wakwa’etse
older, elderly men
peawabe
older, elderly woman
tubetso’ne
very old women
tooebetse’e
young man
(seems to apply to old teenager - young adult, up until around 21)
tootooebetse’e
young men
(seems to apply to old teenager - young adult, up until around 21)
suadumu
young woman
(seems to apply to old teenager - young adult, up until around 21)
susu’a
young women
(seems to apply to old teenager - young adult, up until around 21)
natse’e
little boy
nana’atse’e
little boys
tsua’a
little girl
tooa’ke
little girls
(some dialects use this word for “children”)
o’ha’a
newborn infant
o’nga’a
baby
tua’a’yoo
toddler
mooatupu
old, ancient
moomooatupu
elder
tooa’a
child
tooamoobe
children
nanakwa
sister’s children
(speaker is a man)
hoosa
brother’s children
(speaker is a man)
medo’o
sister’s children
(speaker is a woman)
adatse’e
brother’s children
(speaker is a woman)
adatoe
brother-in-law
(speaker is a man)
hoosanapea
sister-in-law
(speaker is a man)
nanae’e
brother-in-law
(speaker is a woman)
adatsepea
sister-in-law
(speaker is a woman)
penage
person younger than you
kunoopea
daughter-in-law
togona
son-in-law
nanodukwa
married couple
nana’na
men