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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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