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Mirad Thesaurus/Family
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Core Words
Notice that kinship terms are gender-neutral unless there is a w before the root syllable vowel (indicating male-specific) or a y following the root syllable vowel (indicating female-specific).
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|+ T...D Words
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! tod....family !! MALE !! FEMALE
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| tad....spouse || twad....husband || tayd....wife
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| ted....parent || twed....father || teyd....mother
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| tid....sibling || twid....brother || tiyd....sister
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| tud....child || twud....son || tuyd....daughter
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Genealogical Prefixes
Prefixes or word elements used to modify the above core words:
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|+ Genealogical Prefixes
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| to-....god- (as in godson)
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| ta-....-in-law, through marriage
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| te-....father's
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| ti-....sibling's
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| tu-....child's
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| taj-....birth-, real
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| otaj-, ifbi-....foster, adopted
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| ij-....first, original
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| aj-....ex-, former
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| ej-....current, step-, half-
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| oj-....future, -to-be
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| aa....first
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| ea....second
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| yiba....distant
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| aa yiba....first-removed
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| ea yiba....second-removed
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| ota-....out-of-wedlock, bastard
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| oyted-....orphan(ed), without parents
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| oytad-....unmarried, without spouse
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| oytud-....childless, without child, barren
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| tiibil-....blood-
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Kinship Terms
Kinship Terms Formed from the Above Core Words and Prefixed Elements
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|+ Kinship Terms
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! GENDER-NEUTRAL !! MALE !! FEMALE
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| tad....spouseajtad....ex-spouseijtad....first spouseejtad....current spouse, step spouseojtad....spouse-to-be, fianceoytadat....bachelor ||twad....husbandajtwad....ex-husbandijtwad....first husbandejtwad....current husband, step husbandojtwad....husband-to-be, fianceoytwadat....bachelor || tayd....wifeajtayd....ex-wifeijtayd....first wifeejtayd....current wife, step-wifeojtayd....wife-to-be, fianceeoytadayt....spinster
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| ted....parenttajted....birth parentejted....step parent, foster parentojted....parent-to-beteted....grand-parentteteted....great-grandparenttated....parent-in-lawtoted....godparentoytedat....orphan|| twed....fathertajtwed....birth fatherejtwed....step-father, foster fatherojtwed....father-to-betetwed....grand-fathertetetwed....great-grandfathertatwed....father-in-lawtotwed....godfatheroytwedat....male orphan||teyd....mothertajteyd....birth motherejteyd....stepmother, foster motherojted....mother-to-beteteyd....grandmotherteteteyd....great-grandmothertateyd....mother-in-lawtoteyd....godmotheroytedayt....female orphan
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| tid....siblingejtid....step-siblingtatid....sibling-in-lawtetid....parent's siblingtetetid....great parent's sibling||twid....brotherejtwid....step-brothertatwid....brother-in-lawtetwid....uncletetetwid....great uncle|| tiyd....sisterejtiyd....stepsistertatiyd....sister-in-lawtetiyd....aunttetetiyd....great aunt
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| tud....childtatud....child-in-lawijtud....first-born child ejtud....stepchildotada tud....bastard childtitud....sibling's childtotud....godchildtutud....grandchildtitutud....sibling's grandchildtetitud....cousinaa tetitud....first cousinea tetitud....second cousinaa yiba tetitud....cousin first removed||twud....sontatwud....son-in-lawijtwud....first-born son ejtwud....stepsonotada twud....bastard sontitud....nephewtotwud....godsontutwud....grandsontitutwud....grandnewphewtetitwud....cousinaa tetitwud....first male cousinea tetitwud....second male cousinaa yiba tetitwud....male cousin first removed||tuyd....daughtertatuyd....daughter-in-lawijtuyd....first-born-daughterejtuyd....stepdaughterotada tuyd....bastard daughtertituyd....niecetotuyd....goddaughtertutuyd....granddaughtertitutuyd....grandniecetetituyd....(female) cousinaa tetituyd....first female cousinea tetituyd....second female cousinaa yiba tetituyd....female cousin first removed
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Suffixed -if gives you affectionate equivalents:
twadif....hubby
taydif....darling wife, wifey-poo
twedif....daddy, papa
teydif....mommy, mama
twidif....bro
tiydif....sis
twudif....sonny, kid
tuydif....darling daughter
Other terms:
todat....relative, sib
tiibil todat....blood relative
todatan....kinship
todatyan....kinfolk, clan
todeb....pater familias
todeyb....mater familias
otatud....bastard, bastard son, bastard child
otatuyd....bastard daughter
oytetwud....orphan, orphan son
oytetuyd....orphan daughter
oytwadat....bachelor, unmarried man
oytadayt....spinster, unmarried woman, bachelorette
oytudayt....childless woman
glatidat....person with many siblings
oytidat....person with no siblings
tadat....in-law
otajted, ifbited....foster parent, adopting parent
otajtud, ifbitud....foster child, adopted child
otajteder, ifbiteder....foster, adopt
otajtedwa, ifbitedwa....adopted
teder....parent, raise
tadier....get married, take on a spouse
taduer....marry, preside over a marriage
todtun....genealogy
tood....ethnos, tribe, clan, race
toodtun....folklore
tooddin....folk story
toob....gender, sex
hyitoobifa....homosexual
hyutoobifa....heterosexual
entoobifa....bisexual
hyatoobifa....pansexual
hyotoobifa....asexual
hyitooba tadan....same-sex marriage
tadyan....married couple
jwaa tadien....shotgun wedding
tyod....people, folk