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brother shakˀikˀi, ɗan'uwa shakˀikˀi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
brother's daughter yar- yar- Cosper et al., 2015
brother's son ɗan- ɗan- Cosper et al., 2015
child ya'ya ya'ya Cosper et al., 2015
daughter ya, ɗiya ya, ɗiya Cosper et al., 2015
daughter's daughter jikanya jikanya Cosper et al., 2015
daughter's husband suruki suruki Cosper et al., 2015
daughter's son jika jika Cosper et al., 2015
father mahaifi, uba mahaifi, uba Cosper et al., 2015
father's brother Bappā, baffa Bappā, baffa Cosper et al., 2015; Bakori, 2017
father's brother's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's brother's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's brother's older son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's brother's younger daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's brother's younger son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's father kaka kaka Cosper et al., 2015
father's mother kaka kaka Cosper et al., 2015
father's sister baba, gwaggo baba, gwaggo Cosper et al., 2015; Bakori, 2017
father's sister's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi Cosper et al., 2015
father's sister's son abokin wasa, taubashi abokin wasa, taubashi Cosper et al., 2015
father's sisters's older daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's sisters's older son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's sisters's younger daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's sisters's younger son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's older brother baffa baffa Cosper et al., 2015
father's older brother's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's older brother's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's older sister baba baba Cosper et al., 2015
father's older sister's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's older sister's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's younger brother baffa baffa Cosper et al., 2015
father's younger brother's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's younger brother's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's younger sister baba baba Cosper et al., 2015
father's younger sister's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
father's younger sister's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
grandparent yan’uwā yan’uwā Cosper et al., 2015
husband miji miji Cosper et al., 2015
husband's father suruki suruki Cosper et al., 2015
husband's mother sarakuwa, suruka sarakuwa, suruka Cosper et al., 2015
husband's elder brother - wā, yā̀yā Bakori, 2017
husband's elder sister - yā, yā̀yā Bakori, 2017
husband's younger brother - ƙanḕ Bakori, 2017
husband's younger sister - ƙanwā Bakori, 2017
mother ìnnā, uwa, mahaifiya ìnnā, uwa, mahaifiya Cosper et al., 2015; Bakori, 2017
mother's brother kawu, rafani kawu, rafani Cosper et al., 2015
mother's brother's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi abokin wasa, taubashi Cosper et al., 2015
mother's brother's son abokin wasa, taubashi abokin wasa, taubashi Cosper et al., 2015
mother's brother's older daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's brother's older son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's brother's younger daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's brother's younger son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's father kaka kaka Cosper et al., 2015
mother's mother kaka kaka Cosper et al., 2015
mother's sister ìnnā ìnnā Bakori, 2017
mother's sister's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's sister's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's sisters's older daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's sisters's older son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's sisters's younger daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's sisters's younger son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's older brother kawu, rafani kawu, rafani Cosper et al., 2015
mother's older brother's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's older brother's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's older sister ìnnā ìnnā Bakori, 2017
mother's older sister's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's older sister's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's younger brother kawu, rafani kawu, rafani Cosper et al., 2015
mother's younger brother's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's younger brother's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's younger sister ìnnā ìnnā Bakori, 2017
mother's younger sister's daughter abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa abokin wasa, taubashi, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
mother's younger sister's son abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa abokin wasa, taubashi, ɗan'uwa Cosper et al., 2015
son ɗa ɗa Cosper et al., 2015
son's daughter jikanya jikanya Cosper et al., 2015
son's son jika jika Cosper et al., 2015
son's wife sarakuwa, suruka sarakuwa, suruka Cosper et al., 2015
wife mata mata Cosper et al., 2015
wife's father suruki suruki Cosper et al., 2015
wife's mother sarakuwa, suruka sarakuwa, suruka Cosper et al., 2015
wife's elder brother wā, yā̀yā - Bakori, 2017
wife's elder sister yā, yā̀yā - Bakori, 2017
wife's younger brother ƙanḕ - Bakori, 2017
wife's younger sister ƙanwā - Bakori, 2017
sister shakˀikˀiya, yaruwa shakˀikˀiya, yaruwa Cosper et al., 2015
sister's daughter yar- yar- Cosper et al., 2015
sister's son ɗan- ɗan- Cosper et al., 2015
co- wife - kīshìyā Bakori, 2017
older brother shakˀikˀi, wā, ɗan'uwa shakˀikˀi, wā, ɗan'uwa Bakori, 2017; Cosper et al., 2015
older brother's daughter yar- yar- Cosper et al., 2015
older brother's son ɗan- ɗan- Cosper et al., 2015
elder brother's wife yā, yā̀yā yā, yā̀yā Bakori, 2017
elder sibling yā̀yā yā̀yā Bakori, 2017
elder wife, i.e. his first wife because elder refers to the length of marriage in this context, rather than spousal age uwargi ̃ dā - Bakori, 2017
older sister yā̂, shakˀikˀiya, yaruwa yā̂, shakˀikˀiya, yaruwa Bakori, 2017; Cosper et al., 2015
older sister's daughter yar- yar- Cosper et al., 2015
elder sister's husband wā, yā̀yā wā, yā̀yā Bakori, 2017
older sister's son ɗan- ɗan- Cosper et al., 2015
paternal half brother ɗan’ùbā ɗan’ùbā Bakori, 2017
maternal half brother uwarm ̃ ù ɗaya uwarm ̃ ù ɗaya Bakori, 2017
paternal half sister ùbā ùbā Bakori, 2017
maternal half sister uwarm ̃ ù ɗaya uwarm ̃ ù ɗaya Bakori, 2017
younger brother kˀane kˀane Cosper et al., 2015
younger brother's daughter yar- yar- Cosper et al., 2015
younger brother's son ɗan- ɗan- Cosper et al., 2015
younger brother's wife ƙanwā - Bakori, 2017
younger wife, i.e. any wife married after the first one because younger refers to the length of marriage in this context, rather than spousal age amaryā - Bakori, 2017
younger sister kˀanwa kˀanwa Cosper et al., 2015
younger sister's daughter yar- yar- Cosper et al., 2015
younger sister's husband ƙanḕ ƙanḕ Bakori, 2017
younger sister's son ɗan- ɗan- Cosper et al., 2015
younger younger sibing, i.e. last born àutā àutā Bakori, 2017