Words for family members and other relatives in Kadazandusun, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Sabah on Borneo in Malaysia.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, n = noun, ad = addressing, >m = said to males, >f said to females, + = elder, - = younger, sg = singular, pl = plural
| Kadazandusun | |
|---|---|
| family | Paganakan Sompiiyon |
| parents | Molohing (sg) Komolohingan (pl) |
| father | Tapa (n), Apa, Yapa (ad) Tama (n), Ama, Yama (ad) |
| mother | Tina (n), Ina (ad) Tidi (n), Idi (ad) |
| children | Tanak (sg) Tangaanak (pl) |
| son | Tanak kusai (n) Ondu (ad, >m) |
| daughter | Tanak tondu (n) Ugou (ad, >f) |
| husband | Sawo |
| wife | Sawo Sinawaan |
| Siblings | Mogiobpinai |
| brother | Tabang (n, +), abang (ad, +) Tadi kusai (n, -), adi (ad, -) Tobpinai kusai (n), obpinai (ad) |
| sister | Taka (n, +), aka (ad, +) Tadi tondu (n, -), adi (ad, -) Tobpinai tondu (n), obpinai (ad) |
| uncle | Taman, Maman (n) Aman, Amai, Gaman (ad) |
| aunt | Minan (n), Inan, Inai (ad) |
| cousin | Pinsan (n), Obpinai (ad) |
| nephew | Manangaman (male's nephew) Mononginan (female's nephew) Kamanakon kusai (pl) Ondu (ad, >m) Ugou (ad, >f) |
| niece | Manangaman (male's nephew) Mononginan (female's nephew) Kamanakon tondu (pl) Ondu (ad, >m) Ugou (ad, >f) |
| grandfather | Taki (n), Aki (ad) |
| grandmother | Todu (n), Odu (ad) |
| grandchildren | Manangaki (male's grandchild) Monongodu (female's grandchild) Ondu (ad, >m) Ugou (ad, >f) |
| grandson | Manangaki (male's grandchild) Monongodu (female's grandchild) Ondu (ad, >m) |
| granddaughter | Manangaki (male's grandchild) Monongodu (female's grandchild) Ugou (ad, >f) |
| father-in-law | Tiwanon (n), Iwanon (ad) |
| mother-in-law | Tiwanon (n), Iwanon (ad) |
| son-in-law | Monongiwan (n) |
| daughter-in-law | Monongiwan (n) |
| brother-in-law | Asi, Gasi (ad) |
| sister-in-law | Along, Galong (ad) |
Information provided by Lesley Housten C Kibat
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