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