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 Family (immediate)  Detsadatihnav
 Family (kin/relations/distant family)  Sidanelv

 Mother (mine/yours/his or hers)

 Etsi/Tsatsi/Utsi

 Their Mother (1 mother with more than one child)

Their Mother (more than one family-a group of mothers)

 Unitsi

 

Tsunitsi

 Our Mother (same family-more than one child)

Our mother (more than one mother/families)

 Oginitsi

 

Ogitsi

 

 Mama  Tsa-Tsa
 My Mom  (more personal)  Agitsi

 Father (mine/yours/his or hers)

 Edoda/Tsadoda/Udoda

 Our Father (same family/more than one child)

Our Father (different fathers/families)

 Oginidoda

 

Ogidoda

 My Dad   (more personal)

 Agidoda

 Grandmother (mine/yours/his or hers) 

 Elisi/Tsalisi/Ulisi

 My Grandmother (more personal)  Agilisi

 Their Grandmother (one family)

Their Grandmother (more than one family)

 Unilisi

 

Tsunilisi

 Our Grandmother (one family)

Our Grandmother (more than one family)

 Oginilisi

 

Ogilisi

 Grandfather (mine/yours/his or hers)

 Eduda/Tsaduda/Ududa

 My Granfather (more personal)  Agiduda

 Their Grandfather (one family)

Their Grandfather (more than one family)

 Uniduda

 

Tsuniduda

 Our Grandfather (one family)

Our Grandfather (more than one family)

 Oginiduda

 

Ogiduda

 My Sister (spoken by a female)

 Tsosdadalvi

 My Sister (spoken by a male)

 Vgido

 My Brother  (spoken by a female)

 Vgido

 My Brother (spoken by a male)

 Tsosdadanvtli

 Aunt (My)

 Etlogi

 Uncle (My)  Edutsi
 Children (may be children from different families)  Diniyotli
 One Child  Ayotli

 My Children

 Diquetsi diniyotli
 Our Children  Tsoginetsi diniyotli

 Their Children

 Tsunetsi diniyotli

 

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