Words of Human Relationships

Words used as name of a person (should be capitalized)	Words used as name of relationship (shouldn’t be capitallized)	Equivalent English words
Ane or Ama	anii	mother
Aba	aba	father
Ato	ato bo	grandfather / father in-law / spouse’ ate bo
Ayo	ayo bo	grandmother / mother in-law / wife of spouse ate bo or wife’s baro
Ate	ate bo	elder brother / paternal uncle/ elder cousin
Ata	ata bo	elder sister / paternal aunt / elder cousin
Aku	aku bo	maternal uncle
Achi	achi bo	sister in-law (elder) / wife of ate bo, aku bo and elder oho bo
Am	am or nyahii	sister in law (younger) / wife of son, anu or younger oho bo . Also daughter in-law
-----------	oho	son / daughter
-----------	oho bo	nephew (son of ata bo)
	baro	brother
	barmii	sister
-----------	anu	1. younger brother / nephew or son of ate bo (younger in age) [for ate bo] 2. younger sister / daughter of ate bo or aku bo [for ata bo]
-----------	ami	elder sister [for younger sister; it’s ata bo for younger brother]
-----------	aban	elder brother / ate bo
-----------	ami-aban	elders
-----------	anu-ami	sisters
-----------	anu-aban	brothers
-----------	anii-aba	parents
-----------	barmii-baro	brother and sister
-----------	ato-ayo bo	grandparents/ parents of spouse / wife’s ate bo and his wife or husband’s aban and his wife