Acoli

Glottocode: acol1236

Language family: Nilotic

Database: varikin

Glossary

Grandparents

Parents' and Parents' Siblings

Nuclear family

Siblings and Cousins

Children and Niblings

Grandchildren

All Kinterms

Kin type	Male Speaker	Female Speaker	Source
brother	òmérrā, Uwura, òmíìn	òmérrā, Uwura, òmíìn	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
brother's wife	ywẹ́ẹ́r, Ayena	Ayena	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
daughter	nyààr, nyàà	nyààr, nyàà	Blackings, 2009
daughter's daughter	làkwàrrá	làkwàrrá	Blackings, 2009
daughter's husband	Ora, cị́ wọ́ddạ̄	Ora	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
daughter's son	làkwàrrá	làkwàrrá	Blackings, 2009
father	wọ̀ọ̀n, wọ̀ọ̀r	wọ̀ọ̀n, wọ̀ọ̀r	Blackings, 2009
father's brother	Omen wura	Omen wura	Seligman et al., 1932
father's brother's son	Uwura	Uwura	Seligman et al., 1932
father's father	kwàrrò	Dana, kwàrrò	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
father's mother	Dana, dàā	dàā	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
father's sister	wáyá	wáyá	Blackings, 2009
father's sister's daughter	Okea, Nyawura	Okea, Nyawura	Seligman et al., 1932
father's sister's son	Okea	Okea	Seligman et al., 1932
husband	-	cwààr	-
husband's brother	-	ywẹ́ẹ́r	Blackings, 2009
husband's father	-	Ora, kwàrrò	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
husband's mother	-	màrrò, dàā	Blackings, 2009
husband's sister	-	wáyá, Ayena, mụ̀kọ́	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
husband's sister's husband	-	Ora	Seligman et al., 1932
mother	màá, mììn	màá, mììn	Blackings, 2009
mother's brother	nẹ́ẹ́r	nẹ́ẹ́r	Blackings, 2009
mother's brother's daughter	Nera	Nera	Seligman et al., 1932
mother's brother's son	Nera	Nera	Seligman et al., 1932
mother's father	kwàrrò	Dana, kwàrrò	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
mother's mother	Dana, dàā	dàā	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
mother's mother's brother	Nera	Nera	Seligman et al., 1932
mother's sister	Nyamin ma	Nyamin ma	Seligman et al., 1932
mother's sister's daughter	Nyamera	Nyamera	Seligman et al., 1932
mother's sister's son	Omera	Omera	Seligman et al., 1932
son	wóód	wóód	Blackings, 2009
son's daughter	làkwàrrá	làkwàrrá	Blackings, 2009
son's son	làkwàrrá	làkwàrrá	Blackings, 2009
wife	dákóò	-	Blackings, 2009
wife's brother	Ora, ywẹ́ẹ́r, mụ̀kọ́	-	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
wife's brother's wife	Mara	-	Seligman et al., 1932
wife's father	Ora, kwàrrò	-	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
wife's mother	màrrò	-	Blackings, 2009
wife's mother's sister	Mara	-	Seligman et al., 1932
wife's sister	ywẹ́ẹ́r	-	Blackings, 2009
wife's sister's husband	Obana	-	Seligman et al., 1932
sister	Nyamera, làmìn, Nyawura, lùmẹ̀gọ̀	Nyamera, làmìn, Nyawura, lùmẹ̀gọ̀	Blackings, 2009; Seligman et al., 1932
sister's daughter	lạ̀kẹ̀yạ̄	lạ̀kẹ̀yạ̄	Blackings, 2009
sister's husband	mụ̀kọ́, ọ̀ọ̄r	ywẹ́ẹ́r, mụ̀kọ́, ọ̀ọ̄r	Blackings, 2009
sister's son	ọ̀kẹ́yọ̄	ọ̀kẹ́yọ̄	Blackings, 2009