Words for family members and other relatives in Bonggi, a North Bornean language spoken in East Malaysia.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal
| Bonggi (Bahasa Indonesia) | |
|---|---|
| family | waris |
| kin, relatives | tutur, tutuardn |
| parents | amah-induh [ˈa.mə̃ʔ ˈɪn.duʔ] |
| father | amah [ˈa.mə̃ʔ] |
| mother | induh [ˈɪn.duʔ] |
| child(ren) | anak(-anak) [ˈa.nə̃k̚] |
| son | anak lahi [ˈa.nə̃k̚ ˈla.hi], elih [eliʔ] |
| daughter | anak libudn [ˈa.nə̃k̚ ˈlʲi.βʷʊᵈn], daakng [dakŋ |
| husband | saa lahi [ˈsaa ˈla.hi] |
| wife | saa [ˈsaa] |
| siblings | pusud [ˈɸʷu.sʊd̚] |
| brother | pusud [ˈɸʷu.sʊd̚] (frm) kahah [ˈka.haʔ] / abakng (older) adi lahi [ˈa.dʲi ˈla.hi] (younger) |
| sister | pusud [ˈɸʷu.sʊd̚] (frm) kahah [ˈka.haʔ] (older) adi libudn [ˈa.dʲi ˈlʲi.βʷʊᵈn] (younger) |
| uncle | kuman |
| aunt | mien |
| cousin | pinsadn |
| nephew, niece | menahadn |
| nephew, niece | menahadn |
| grandfather | apuh |
| grandmother | oduh |
| grandchild | sidapuh (his grandchildren) sidoduh (her grandchildren) |
| ancestor | apuh oduh [ˈa.ɸʷʊʔ ˈo.duʔ] |
| great grandparent | otud |
| great grandchild | anak alab |
| great-great-grandparent | sihu [ˈsʲi.hu] |
| parent-in-law | mentamang |
| sibling-in-law | ipag, languh |
| child-in-law | minyen |
| stepfather | amah tirih |
| stepmother | induh tirih |
| stepchild | anak tirih [ˈa.nə̃k̚ tiriʔ] |
| foster father | amah angkat |
| foster mother | induh angkat |
| adopted child | anak angkat |
Bonggi family words provided by Lesley Housten
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