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:
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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
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Family words in other languages
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