Grandparents
Parents' and Parents' Siblings
Nuclear family
Siblings and Cousins
Children and Niblings
Grandchildren
All Kinterms
Kin type Male Speaker Female Speaker Source
brother 0, cakōtaraṉ 0, cakōtaraṉ Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's daughter pen, makal, marumakaḷ maru-makal, marumakaḷ Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's son marumakaṉ, piḷḷai, makan marumān, marumakaṉ, marumakan Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
brother's wife nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, koḷuntia, marumakal, āyanti, manni, maittini nātṭṭuppeṇ, aṇṇi, koḷuntia, marumakal, āyanti, manni, maittini Karve, 1968
child kuḻantai kuḻantai Saxena et al., 2015
daughter piṉṉaval, poṇṇ, makal, poṇṇu, peṇ, piṉṉi, en mǎkǎl piṉṉaval, poṇṇ, makal, poṇṇu, peṇ, piṉṉi, en mǎkǎl Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's daughter peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan en mäpillai, māpillai, mǎrǔmakǎn, marumakan Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
daughter's husband's father cammanti, attan, annacci cammanti, attan, annacci Karve, 1968
daughter's husband's mother akkā, aṇṇi, nāttanār, tankai, sampanti akkā, aṇṇi, nāttanār, tankai, sampanti Karve, 1968
daughter's son pẽran, en pêrǎn pẽran, en pêrǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father takappan, appā, en tǎkkǎppǎn, ayyā, attan, tandai, appacci, appu, amman takappan, appā, en tǎkkǎppǎn, ayyā, attan, tandai, appacci, appu, amman Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's brother's older daughter tǎmǎkay, en akkärl tǎmǎkay, en akkärl Morgan, 1871
father's brother's older son an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyan an̤n̤an, en tǎmaiyǎn 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 pattā, tattā, en paddan pattā, tattā, en paddan Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
father's mother en paddi, pāṭṭi, appātham appāyi en paddi, pāṭṭi, 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 attimper, māmanār, māmā attimper, māmanār, māmā Karve, 1968
father's sister's son attai-pillai attai-pillai Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older daughter attankāl, attankār, en mǎittuni attankāl, attankār, en mǎchchi, machcharl Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's older son mǎittǔnǎn, en attän, attai-pillai en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger daughter attankāl, attankār, en mǎittuni mǎchchǎrl, attankār, en mǎchchi, attankāl Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's sisters's younger son mǎittǔnǎn, en attän, attai-pillai en mǎchchǎn, attai-pillai Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's older brother en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā en periya tǎkkǎppǎn, periappā 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 aṇṇi, matani aṇṇi, matani 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, kunjattai, cinnattai en attai, kunjattai, cinnattai Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's daughter maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia maitini, koḻunti, koḻuntia Karve, 1968
father's younger sister's son maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ Karve, 1968
husband attān, kaṇavaṉ, āṭṭukārar, akamuddaiān, maṇalan, kanḍan, purusan, kolunan, koḷuntan purushan, attān, kaṇavaṉ, āṭṭukārar, akamuddaiān, maṇalan, kanḍan, purusan, kolunan, koḷuntan, en kǎnavǎn Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
husband's brother attaṉ, maccinan, maccinapilḷḷai, maṅchaṉ, koḷuntan attaṉ, maccinan, maccinapilḷḷai, maṅchaṉ, koḷuntan Karve, 1968
husband's father māma, māman māma, māman, en mämǎn, mämanär Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's mother attai, māmiyār, māmi mämar, māmiyār, attai, en mämi, māmi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
husband's sister nāttaṉār, aṇṇi, nāttiya, maittuni, natti nāttaṉār, aṇṇi, nāttiya, maittuni, natti Karve, 1968
mother tāi, āyi, tammannai, tāy, en täy, ammāḷ, aṉṉa, ammā, āyāḻ tāi, āyi, tammannai, tāy, en täy, ammāḷ, aṉṉa, ammā, āyāḻ Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's brother ammān, māmā ammān, māmā 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 attai, ammāmi, māmi attai, ammāmi, māmi Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older daughter ammankāl, en mǎittǔni, ammankār ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's older son en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger daughter ammankāl, ammankār, en mǎittuni ammankāl, en mǎchchärl, ammankār Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's brother's younger son en mǎittǔnǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci en mǎchchǎn, mamapiḷḷai, ammānci Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's father pattā, tattā, en paddan pattā, tattā, en paddan Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's mother en paddi, pāṭṭi en paddi, pāṭṭi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
mother's sister's husband cittappā cittappā Karve, 1968
mother's sisters's older daughter tǎmǎkay, en akkärl tǎmǎkay, en akkärl Morgan, 1871
mother's sisters's older son an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn an̤n̤ǎn, en tǎmaiyǎn 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 ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's older brother's daughter aṇṇi, matani aṇṇi, matani 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 ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā ammān, en mǎmǎn, māmā Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's daughter koḷunti, matini, maccini, koḻuntia koḷunti, matini, maccini, koḻuntia Karve, 1968
mother's younger brother's son maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ maittunaṉ, maccinaṉ Karve, 1968
mother's younger sister kunji, en sěriyǎ täy, citti kunji, en sěriyǎ täy, citti 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 makan, paiyan, en mǎkǎn, piḷḷai makan, paiyan, en mǎkǎn, piḷḷai Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's daughter peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti peyarti, en pêrtti, pẽtti 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, marumakal, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai, nāṭṭu-poṇ, māṭṭu-pen nāṭṭu-peṇ, marumakal, en mǎrǔmǎkǎl, namkai, nāṭṭu-poṇ, māṭṭu-pen Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
son's wife's mother akkā, aṇṇi, nāttanār, tankai, sampanti akkā, aṇṇi, nāttanār, tankai, sampanti Karve, 1968
wife peṇtāṭṭi, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi, pattini, penjati, en manaivi, pernchätti peṇtāṭṭi, akamuttaiāḷ, maṉaivi, pattini, penjati Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's brother maittunaṉ, attan, maccāṉ, maccinaṉ maittunaṉ, attan, maccāṉ, maccinaṉ Karve, 1968
wife's father māma, māmanar, en mämǎn māma, māmanar Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's mother mämar, māmiyār, māmi, en mämi māmiyār, māmi Morgan, 1871; Karve, 1968
wife's sister matini, akkā, maccini, macci matini, akkā, maccini, macci Karve, 1968
sister cakōtari cakōtari Saxena et al., 2015
sister's daughter maru-makal, marumakaḷ pennu, makal, marumakaḷ Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
sister's husband attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ attimper, koḷuntaṉ, attaṉ Karve, 1968
sister's son marumān, māpiḷḷai, marumakaṉ, marumakan marumakaṉ, makan Karve, 1968; Saxena et al., 2015
co- husband elaiyāl, mūttal elaiyāl, mūttal Karve, 1968
co- wife sakalatti sakalatti Karve, 1968
older brother tammaṇṇā, ayyan, aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇācci tammaṇṇā, ayyan, aṇṇā, en tǎmaiyan, an̤n̤ǎn, aṇṇācci 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 tattai, akkā, appāttāi, tamakkā, appi, atti, tǎmǎkay, en akkärl, akkāḷ tattai, akkā, appāttāi, en akkäl, tamakkā, appi, atti, tǎmǎkay, akkāḷ 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, empi, tampi en tambí, empi, tampi 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 tangay, en tangaichchi, taṅkai, tangacci, tangai, tangāḷ, angicci tangay, en tangaichchi, taṅkai, tangacci, tangai, tangāḷ, angicci 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