noun smolmama, anti, arapela mama, kandere (maternal aunt).
Tag: Family/Famili (English)
baby
noun bebi, pikinini
- baby boy pikinini man
- baby girl pikinini meri
- newbom baby nupela pikinini
brother
noun
1. brata, susa (in some areas, a female uses susa to refer to her brother)
2. (in a religious order) bruder
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
family
noun famili lain
- family planning famili plening; save long spesim pikinini
father
noun
1. (male parent) papa
2. (Catholic priest) pater
- Father Jon Pater Jon
grandparents
plural noun ol bubu, tumbuna.
mother
noun mama.
mum, mummy
noun mama.
nephew
noun pikinini man bilong smolpapa bilong yu; pikinini man bilong smolpapa o smol mama bilong yu; kandere.