Family words in Indonesian

Words for family members and other relatives in Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), the lingua franca of Indonesia and a close relation of Malay..

Key to abbreviations: vfrm = very formal, frm = formal, inf = informal

	Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
family	keluarga
relatives	relatip, nisbi, sehubungan
parents	ibu-bapa
father	ayahanda (vfrm), ayah (frm), bapak, pak (inf)
mother	ibunda (vfrm), bunda (frm), ibu (inf)
child(-ren)	anak, bani
son	putra
daughter	putri
spouse	pasangan hidup, isteri, suami
husband	suami, suamiku
wife	istri, istriku
sibling	saudara kandung
brother	abang, bang, bung, kakak, kak (older) adik laki-laki (younger)
sister	adik, kakak, kak (older) adik perempuan (younger)
uncle	paman
aunt	bibi
cousin	saudara sepupu, sepupu
nephew, niece	keponakan
nephew	kemenakan laki-laki keponakan laki-lak
niece	kemenakan perempuan keponakan perempuan
grandfather	kakek, buyut
grandmother	nenek
grandchild	cucu (both genders)
grandson	cucu lelaki, cucunya
granddaughter	cucu perempuan
father-in-law	mertua, ayah mertua
mother-in-law	mertua, ibu mertua
brother-in-law	saudara ipar
sister-in-law	saudara perempuan

Hear some Indonesian family words:

Links

Indonesian family words
http://www.travelfoodfashion.com/indonesian-words-family/
https://masteringbahasa.com/indonesian-words-for-family-members
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Indonesian/Lessons/Family
https://ielanguages.com/indonesian-family.html

Family words in Malayo-Polynesian languages

Cuyonon, Hawaiian, Indonesian, Javanese, Malay, Māori, Tuvaluan

Family words in other languages

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