noun
1. (family) susa
- She is my sister.
Em susa bilong mi.
2. (nuns, nurses) sista
- Some sisters teach.
Sampela sista ol i save tis.
Tag: Family/Famili (English)
mum, mummy
noun mama.
nephew
noun pikinini man bilong smolpapa bilong yu; pikinini man bilong smolpapa o smol mama bilong yu; kandere.
niece
noun pikinini meri bilong brata o susa bilong yu; pikinini meri bilong smolpapa o smolmama bilong yu.
mother
noun mama.
grandparents
plural noun ol bubu, tumbuna.
cousin
noun kandere, brata, susa (Western and Melanesian kinship syotems differ greatly; there is much variation in the use of kinship terms in both Tok Pisin and PNG English.)
- my male cousin (Western) pikinini bilong brata o susa bilong mi
- my female cousin (Western) pikinini meri bilong brata o susa bilong mi
- my male cousin (PNG) brata bilong mi, kasin brata
- my female cousin (PNG) susa bilong mi, kasin susa
- cousin or uncle (PNG) kandere
brother
noun
1. brata, susa (in some areas, a female uses susa to refer to her brother)
2. (in a religious order) bruder
baby
noun bebi, pikinini
- baby boy pikinini man
- baby girl pikinini meri
- newbom baby nupela pikinini
family
noun famili lain
- family planning famili plening; save long spesim pikinini