Words for family members and other relatives in Tuvaluan.
| Tuvaluan (Te 'gana Tūvalu) | |
|---|---|
| family | kāiga |
| parent, mother | mātua |
| father | tamana, mātua tagata (Nanumea dialect) |
| mother | mātua, mātua fafine (Nanumea dialect) |
| child | tamaliki, tama |
| son | tamaliki tagata |
| daughter | tamaliki fafine |
| spouse | āvaga |
| sibling | taina (same gender as oneself) tuagāne (opposite gender as oneself) |
| uncle | fakatamana (father's brother) tuātina (mother’s brother, same as a man’s sister’s child) |
| aunt | fakamātua (father’s sister, same as mother’s sister) |
| cousin | fakataina (same gender as oneself) fakatuagāne (opposite gender as oneself) |
| nephew, niece | fakatama (a woman’s sister’s child) tuātina (a man’s sister’s child, same as mother’s brother) |
| grandparent | tupuna |
| grandfather | tupuna tagata |
| grandmother | tupuna fafine |
| grandchild | mokopuna |
| grandson | mokopuna tagata |
| granddaughter | mokopuna fafine |
| great grandparent | tupuga |
| great grandfather | tupuga tagata |
| great grandmother | tupuga fafine |
| great grandchild | mokopū |
| great grandson | mokopū tagata |
| great granddaughter | mokopū fafine |
| great great grandchild | mokomoko |
| great great grandson | mokomoko tagata |
| great great granddaughter | mokomoko fafine |
| great great great grandchild | moko |
| great great great grandson | moko tagata |
| great great great granddaughter | moko fafine |
| great uncle | fakatupuna tagata |
| great aunt | fakatupuna fafine |
| father-in-law | tamana o te āvaga, fugaono, fugaona |
| mother-in-law | mātua o te āvaga, fugaono, fugaona |
| brother-in-law | mā (a man’s sister’s husband or wife’s brother) taina (husband’s brother) |
| sister-in-law | mā (a woman’s brother’s wife or husband’s sister) taina (wife’s sister) |
| son-in-law | āvaga o te tamaliki fafine, tama, fugaono, fugaona |
| daughter-in-law | āvaga o te tamaliki tagata, tama, fugaono, fugaona |
| ancestors | tuā, fakasologa |
| progeny | fānau, tama |
List compiled by Emanuel Fuchs
Information about Tuvaluan | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel
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