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fakatamana
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Tuvaluan
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fakatamana
n. uncle; a brother of one's father or mother
名 伯父，叔父（父母の兄弟）
Used for both paternal and maternal uncles. A father's brother may also be called tamana, and a mother's brother tuātina. See also: tamana, tuātina.
父方・母方のいずれの伯父・叔父にも用いる．父の兄弟をtamana，母の兄弟をtuātinaと区別して呼ぶこともある．[参] tamana, tuātina．
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