Grandparents
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Children and Niblings
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Kin type Male Speaker Female Speaker Source
brother cakōtaraṉ, 0 cakōtaraṉ, 0 Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's daughter pen, makal, marumakaḷ marumakaḷ, maru-makal Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's son piḷḷai, marumakaṉ, makan marumān, marumakan, marumakaṉ Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's wife maittini, nātṭṭuppeṇ, manni, āyanti, aṇṇi, marumakal, koḷuntia maittini, nātṭṭuppeṇ, manni, āyanti, aṇṇi, marumakal, koḷuntia Karve, 1968
child kuḻantai kuḻantai Saxena et al., 2015
daughter piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl, makal, peṇ, poṇṇ, poṇṇu piṉṉi, piṉṉaval, en mǎkǎl, makal, peṇ, poṇṇ, poṇṇu Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's daughter pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan en mäpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, māpillai, marumakan Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband's father attan, annacci, cammanti attan, annacci, cammanti Karve, 1968
daughter's husband's mother sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi, akkā, tankai sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi, akkā, tankai Karve, 1968
daughter's son pẽran, en pêrǎn pẽran, en pêrǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father appacci, ayyā, takappan, en tǎkkǎppǎn, tandai, attan, amman, appā, appu appacci, ayyā, takappan, en tǎkkǎppǎn, tandai, attan, amman, appā, appu Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter en akkärl, tǎmǎkay en akkärl, tǎmǎkay Morgan, 1871
father's brother's older son en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤an en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤an Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger daughter tangay, en tangaichchi tangay, en tangaichchi Morgan, 1871
father's brother's younger son en tambi en tambi Morgan, 1871
father's father en paddan, pattā, tattā en paddan, pattā, tattā Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's mother pāṭṭi, en paddi, appātham appāyi pāṭṭi, en paddi, appātham appāyi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's wife (not mother) citti citti Karve, 1968
father's sister attai attai Karve, 1968
father's sister's daughter attankāl, attankār attankāl, attankār Karve, 1968
father's sister's husband māmā, attimper, māmanār māmā, attimper, māmanār Karve, 1968
father's sister's son attai-pillai attai-pillai Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older daughter en mǎittuni, attankār, attankāl machcharl, attankār, attankāl, en mǎchchi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older son attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger daughter en mǎittuni, attankār, attankāl attankār, mǎchchǎrl, attankāl, en mǎchchi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger son attai-pillai, en attän, mǎittǔnǎn attai-pillai, en mǎchchǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn periappā, en periya tǎkkǎppǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother's daughter akkā akkā Karve, 1968
father's older brother's son aṇṇā aṇṇā Karve, 1968
father's older sister en attai, periattai en attai, periattai Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older sister's daughter matani, aṇṇi matani, aṇṇi Karve, 1968
father's older sister's son attān attān Karve, 1968
father's younger brother en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā en seriya tǎkkǎppǎn, cittāppā Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's daughter tankai tankai Karve, 1968
father's younger brother's son tambi tambi Karve, 1968
father's younger sister en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai en attai, cinnattai, kunjattai Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's daughter maitini, koḻuntia, koḻunti maitini, koḻuntia, koḻunti Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's son maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ Karve, 1968
husband āṭṭukārar, purusan, maṇalan, kaṇavaṉ, kanḍan, akamuddaiān, kolunan, koḷuntan, attān āṭṭukārar, purusan, maṇalan, kaṇavaṉ, kanḍan, akamuddaiān, kolunan, attān, en kǎnavǎn, koḷuntan, purushan Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
husband's brother maṅchaṉ, attaṉ, maccinan, maccinapilḷḷai, koḷuntan maṅchaṉ, attaṉ, maccinan, maccinapilḷḷai, koḷuntan Karve, 1968
husband's father māma, māman mämanär, māma, en mämǎn, māman Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's mother māmiyār, māmi, attai en mämi, attai, māmi, mämar, māmiyār Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's sister natti, aṇṇi, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, maittuni natti, aṇṇi, nāttaṉār, nāttiya, maittuni Karve, 1968
mother en täy, tāi, ammā, ammāḷ, āyāḻ, āyi, aṉṉa, tammannai, tāy en täy, tāi, ammā, ammāḷ, āyāḻ, āyi, aṉṉa, tammannai, tāy Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's brother māmā, ammān māmā, ammān Karve, 1968
mother's brother's daughter ammankāl, ammankār ammankāl, ammankār Karve, 1968
mother's brother's son mamapiḷḷai, ammānci mamapiḷḷai, ammānci Karve, 1968
mother's brother's wife ammāmi, attai, māmi ammāmi, attai, māmi Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older daughter en mǎittǔni, ammankāl, ammankār ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older son mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn mamapiḷḷai, en mǎchchǎn, ammānci Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger daughter ammankāl, en mǎittuni, ammankār ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger son mamapiḷḷai, ammānci, en mǎittǔnǎn mamapiḷḷai, en mǎchchǎn, ammānci Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's father en paddan, pattā, tattā en paddan, pattā, tattā Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's mother pāṭṭi, en paddi pāṭṭi, en paddi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's sister's husband cittappā cittappā Karve, 1968
mother's sisters's older daughter en akkärl, tǎmǎkay en akkärl, tǎmǎkay Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's older son en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤ǎn en tǎmaiyǎn, an̤n̤ǎn Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger daughter en tangǎichchi, tǎngay en tangǎichchi, tǎngay Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's younger son en tambi en tambi Morgan, 1871
mother's older brother māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's daughter matani, aṇṇi matani, aṇṇi Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's son attān attān Karve, 1968
mother's older sister en pěriyǎ täy, periammā en pěriyǎ täy, periammā Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's daughter akkā akkā Karve, 1968
mother's older sister's son aṇṇā aṇṇā Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn māmā, ammān, en mǎmǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's daughter maccini, koḻuntia, koḷunti, matini maccini, koḻuntia, koḷunti, matini Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's son maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister en sěriyǎ täy, citti, kunji en sěriyǎ täy, citti, kunji Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's daughter tangai tangai Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister's son thampi thampi Karve, 1968
son piḷḷai, paiyan, en mǎkǎn, makan piḷḷai, paiyan, en mǎkǎn, makan Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's daughter pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti pẽtti, en pêrtti, peyarti Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's son pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn pẽraṉ, en pêrǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife nāṭṭu-peṇ, nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, māṭṭu-pen, namkai, marumakal nāṭṭu-peṇ, nāṭṭu-poṇ, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, māṭṭu-pen, namkai, marumakal Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife's mother sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi, akkā, tankai sampanti, nāttanār, aṇṇi, akkā, tankai Karve, 1968
wife en manaivi, pattini, maṉaivi, peṇtāṭṭi, pernchätti, akamuttaiāḷ, penjati pattini, maṉaivi, peṇtāṭṭi, akamuttaiāḷ, penjati Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's brother maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ maccāṉ, attan, maccinaṉ, maittunaṉ Karve, 1968
wife's father māma, en mämǎn, māmanar māma, māmanar Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's mother mämar, māmiyār, māmi, en mämi māmiyār, māmi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's sister macci, akkā, maccini, matini macci, akkā, maccini, matini Karve, 1968
sister cakōtari cakōtari Saxena et al., 2015
sister's daughter marumakaḷ, maru-makal makal, marumakaḷ, pennu Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
sister's husband attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ Karve, 1968
sister's son marumān, māpiḷḷai, marumakan, marumakaṉ marumakaṉ, makan Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
co- husband elaiyāl, mūttal elaiyāl, mūttal Karve, 1968
co- wife sakalatti sakalatti Karve, 1968
older brother aṇṇācci, aṇṇā, ayyan, an̤n̤ǎn, tammaṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan aṇṇācci, aṇṇā, ayyan, an̤n̤ǎn, tammaṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older brother's daughter en mǎkǎl en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl Morgan, 1871
older brother's son en mǎkǎn en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn Morgan, 1871
older sister en akkärl, akkāḷ, appi, tattai, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, tamakkā, akkā, atti akkāḷ, appi, en akkäl, tattai, tǎmǎkay, appāttāi, tamakkā, akkā, atti Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
older sister's daughter en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl en mǎkǎl Morgan, 1871
older sister's son en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn en mǎkǎn Morgan, 1871
younger brother en tambí, tampi, empi en tambí, tampi, empi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger brother's daughter en mǎkǎl en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl Morgan, 1871
younger brother's son en mǎkǎn en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn Morgan, 1871
younger sister en tangaichchi, tangacci, angicci, taṅkai, tangāḷ, tangai, tangay en tangaichchi, tangacci, angicci, taṅkai, tangāḷ, tangai, tangay Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
younger sister's daughter en mǎrǔmmǎkǎl en mǎkǎl Morgan, 1871
younger sister's son en mǎrǔmmǎkǎn en mǎkǎn Morgan, 1871