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FAMILY AND RELATIVES

kaakaa naming-word. brother.
kaakaampa naming-word. oldest brother of all.
kaarrikaa ALSO: kaarrikaang. naming-word. husband, a man who is right 'meat' or totem for a woman to marry. Source: 9-111:S3-2.
kaathii ALSO: kaathiim, kaathiinh, kaathiing, kaathiiny. naming-word. (older) sister (biological and kin), cousin sister. Kaathiingkunuu winangapiyanhi A sister (of yours) must have been thinking about you Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example 6-96. Source: 4-61 : 4-51.
kunii ALSO: kuniim, kuniing, kuniinh, kuniiny. naming-word. mother.
miiyakan naming-word. people who are not eligible marriage partners.
ngupaan naming-word. spouse, lover. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example 1-11:Macquarie.
paapaa ALSO: paapaang. naming-word. father. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example 11-6, 9-90.
paapimpaang naming-word. grandfather.
purraay naming-word. child. Mirri tharrki yananhi purraytyi. The dog stepped over the child. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example D 4-18. Purraay wakaymanha. The child is playing. The term 'purraay' can refer to a daughter or a son. Source: Ngiyampaa Wordworld, 2nd edition, example D 1980:71.
winarr naming-word. woman. Source: 4-56 : Macquarie.
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