Te Tikisionale o te Gana Tuvalu mo Faifaiga mo Iloga Fakatuvalu
A Dictionary of the Tuvaluan Language & Culture
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kāiga
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n.
family; relative
名
家族; 親族
mātua
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n.
parents
名
両親
tamana
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father, in extended sense: uncle on father's side (Jackson 2010)
名
父;父方の叔父
tupuna
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grandparents
名
祖父母
tupuna tagata
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n.
grandfather
名
祖父
tupuna fafine
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n.
grandmother
名
祖母
tamaliki
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n.
child, children
名
子ども
tama fafine
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n.
daughter
名
娘
tama tagata
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n.
son
名
息子
taina
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n.
a brother of a male, a sister of a female
名
1. 男性にとっての兄弟,女性にとっての姉妹
n.
cousin of same sex
名
2. 同性のいとこ
兄・弟・姉・妹を示す語は,主体となる人の性によって異なる.たとえばある女性を主体とした場合,その人の姉妹はtaina,兄弟はtuaganeである.[参]
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