Words for family members and other relatives in Hawaiian (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi), a Polynesian language spoken mainly in Hawaii.
Key to abbreviations: sg = singular, pl = plural, m = male, f = female
| Hawaiian (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi) | |
|---|---|
| family, relative | ʻohana |
| parents | mākua (sg. makua) - refers to one's parents and others of one's parents generation |
| father | makua kāne, makua |
| mother | makuahine, māmā, lūauʻi |
| child | keiki, kama, nōpuʻu (sg) kamaliʻi (pl) |
| son | keiki, keiki kāne, kama kāne. |
| daughter | kaikamahine |
| husband | kāne |
| wife | wahine |
| sibling | hānau mua (older) hānau hope, pōkiʻi (younger) |
| brother / male cousin |
kaikuaʻana, kuaʻana (older brother/cousin of a male) kaikaina, kaina (younger brother/cousin of a male) kaikunāne, kunāne (brother of a female) |
| sister / female cousin |
kaikuaʻana, kaikuʻana (older sister/cousin of a female) kaikaina (younger sister/cousin of a female) kaikuahine (sister/cousin of a male) kika, tita (slang) |
| uncle | makua kāne, ʻanakala makua kāne makua (parent's older brother or cousin) makua kāne ʻōpio (parent's younger brother or cousin) makua kāne hanauna (parent's brother or male cousin) |
| aunt | makuahine, makuahine hanauna, ʻanakē makuahine makua (parent's older sister or cousin) makuahine ʻōpio (parent's younger sister or cousin) |
| cousin | hoahānau, kaukini |
| nephew | keiki |
| niece | kaikamahine |
| grandfather | kupuna kane (grandfather, great uncle) tūtū, kūkū, kūkū kāne (grandpa) |
| grandmother | kupuna wahine (grandmother, great aunt, female ancestor) tūtū, kūkū, kūkū wahine (grandma) |
| grandchild / great-niece/nephew |
moʻopuna |
| grandson | moʻopuna kāne |
| granddaughter | moʻopuna wahine |
| father-in-law | makuahūnōai kāne |
| mother-in-law | makuahūnōai wahine |
Family words in Hawaiian differ depending on whether you are male or female. For example, a female calls her brother or male cousin kaikunāne or kunāne, while a male would call his brother or male cousin kaikuaʻana or kuaʻana.
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https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/anthropology/tutor/kinterms/hawaiian.html
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