Social & familial terms Flashcards
yɑ
First/previously born sibling
miɑn
boy
imɑn
girl
lu
husband
mofi
man
mofi pɔmɛ
old man
muluɑ yɛlimɛ
old woman
miɑn xɑmbolonɛ
newborn boy
imɑn xɑmbolone
newborn girl
miɑn pimɛne
young/small boy
num pɛtɪn
very last born sibling
luɑ
wife
muluɑ
woman
miyɑn pɛtɛn
boy 2-14yrs (ish)
miyɑn pʌn fɑu
small boy 1-2yrs (ish)
imɑn pʌn fɑu
small girl 1-2yrs (ish)
lɛfe ɑne nɑluɑf tɛ ɑu
Those two call me grandfather
ɑnɑ yɪn
my child
ɑnɑ mofi
my husband
ɑnɑ lu
my wife
ɑnɑ num
my next-born/last brother or sister
mofi lɑmbo le ɑnɑ nom
Rambo is my next brother
mofi lɑmbo le ɑnɑ yɑ
Rambo is my previously born brother
ɑitɑ
Father
ɑu
Grandfather
luɑmofi ɑtɑpɑ
People (general term)
pɑp
Grandmother
luɑmofi
People (referring to a specific group/gathering)
imɑnmiɑn
group of boys and girls
epɑ
Old
mofi
Man
mɑ
Mother
muluɑ
Woman
kɑpol
white hair of old person