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I18 MALEKULA
Vauwe (2nd sing. vérm/iem ; 3rd sing. vï¬Åvwien).
Primary meaning : Father’s sister,
Extended to: H.Sis.
Vwuwe lil or vavwe mba. F.Sis.D.
Bu/mbu (3rd sing. bumbuen). Grandfather (both paternal and
maternal).
Tambï¬Åk (3rd sing. tambun). Grandmother (both patemal and
maternal).
Mokzibuk (3rd sing. mokeimbiin). Grandchild (through the male
and female line).
I nï¬Åk (2nd sing. imfm). Wife's father. (The term for husband’s
father is not recorded.)
Erimik (znd sing. rimfm). Consort’s mother.
Vililik (voc. vilei; 2nd sing, viliem).
Son’s wife ; brother's wife (m. and w.s.). The elder brother’s
wife is, however, always addressed by her personal name.
Lalei (2nd sing. laliem). Daughter's husband.
N ru ilel w6k. Wife's brother.
Haliik. Sister’s husband (m.s.), and perhaps also sister’s husband
(w.s.).
Toghï¬Åk. Husband's elder brother.
An examination of these two lists shows that there is between
them a marked difference in many of the terms used in addressing
or referring to certain relatives, which for the sake of convenience
may be tabulated as follows :-—
English. M alua.
Grandfather (maternal and
paternal) . . . pupa bumlm
Grandmother (mat. and pat.) putuat tambzik
Mother . . . . papa (also wmzei) mmei
elder Brother (m.s.) . . lelei tiualï¬Åk
younger Brother (m.s.) . tisuk titiaiï¬Ålz nï¬Ångk
Brother (w.s.) . . . s5ghb'si7'k mnmfik
Sister (m.s.) . . . sï¬Åghï¬Åsï¬Åk driuat eviinï¬Åk
Grandchild . . . naghapojk makeibï¬Åk
Ten M emu.
Apart from these linguistic differences, however, the lists
of terms for kindred other than those for aï¬Åinals show a marked
similarity in the way in which different relatives are classed
together. The only notable difference is in the terms used
between a brother and sister. In Malua a single word is used
reciprocally, the only distinction being that for a sister, the
feminine suffix dovat is added. In Ten Marou a man calls his
sister by the common word e1/ii/nok, which has also the wider
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