Naming people in Seuna
There are 240 (3608)names for men and 224 (3408)for women. The name you get depends upon the day you are born. For twins the last one born gets the name for the following day.
Male names
@omo | momo | yomo | jomo | fomo | bomo | gomo | domo | lomo | como | somo | komo | pomo | tomo | womo | nomo | homo |
@oyo | moyo | yoyo | joyo | foyo | boyo | goyo | doyo | loyo | coyo | soyo | koyo | poyo | toyo | woyo | noyo | hoyo |
@ojo | mojo | yojo | jojo | fojo | bojo | gojo | dojo | lojo | cojo | sojo | kojo | pojo | tojo | wojo | nojo | hojo |
@ofo | mofo | yofo | jofo | fofo | bofo | gofo | dofo | lofo | cofo | sofo | kofo | pofo | tofo | wofo | nofo | hofo |
@obo | mobo | yobo | jobo | fobo | bobo | gobo | dobo | lobo | cobo | sobo | kobo | pobo | tobo | wobo | nobo | hobo |
@ogo | mogo | yogo | jogo | fogo | bogo | gogo | dogo | logo | cogo | sogo | kogo | pogo | togo | wogo | nogo | hogo |
@odo | modo | yodo | jodo | fodo | bodo | godo | dodo | lodo | codo | sodo | kodo | podo | todo | wodo | nodo | hodo |
@olo | molo | yolo | jolo | folo | bolo | golo | dolo | lolo | colo | solo | kolo | polo | tolo | wolo | nolo | holo |
@oco | moco | yoco | joco | foco | boco | goco | doco | loco | coco | soco | koco | poco | toco | woco | noco | hoco |
@oso | moso | yoso | joso | foso | boso | goso | doso | loso | coso | soso | koso | poso | toso | woso | noso | hoso |
@oko | moko | yoko | joko | foko | boko | goko | doko | loko | coko | soko | koko | poko | toko | woko | noko | hoko |
@opo | mopo | yopo | jopo | fopo | bopo | gopo | dopo | lopo | copo | sopo | kopo | popo | topo | wopo | nopo | hopo |
@oto | moto | yoto | joto | foto | boto | goto | doto | loto | coto | soto | koto | poto | toto | woto | noto | hoto |
@owo | mowo | yowo | jowo | fowo | bowo | gowo | dowo | lowo | cowo | sowo | kowo | powo | towo | wowo | nowo | howo |
@ono | mono | yono | jono | fono | bono | gono | dono | lono | cono | sono | kono | pono | tono | wono | nono | hono |
Female names
meme | yeme | jeme | feme | beme | geme | deme | leme | ceme | seme | keme | peme | teme | weme | neme | heme |
meje | yeje | jeje | feje | beje | geje | deje | leje | ceje | seje | keje | peje | teje | weje | neje | heje |
mefe | yefe | jefe | fefe | befe | gefe | defe | lefe | cefe | sefe | kefe | pefe | tefe | wefe | nefe | hefe |
mebe | yebe | jebe | febe | bebe | gebe | debe | lebe | cebe | sebe | kebe | pebe | tebe | webe | nebe | hebe |
mege | yege | jege | fege | bege | gege | dege | lege | cege | sege | kege | pege | tege | wege | nege | hege |
mede | yede | jede | fede | bede | gede | dede | lede | cede | sede | kede | pede | tede | wede | nede | hede |
mele | yele | jele | fele | bele | gele | dele | lele | cele | sele | kele | pele | tele | wele | nele | hele |
mece | yece | jece | fece | bece | gece | dece | lece | cece | sece | kece | pece | tece | wece | nece | hece |
mese | yese | jese | fese | bese | gese | dese | lese | cese | sese | kese | pese | tese | wese | nese | hese |
meke | yeke | jeke | feke | beke | geke | deke | leke | ceke | seke | keke | peke | teke | weke | neke | heke |
mepe | yepe | jepe | fepe | bepe | gepe | depe | lepe | cepe | sepe | kepe | pepe | tepe | wepe | nepe | hepe |
mete | yete | jete | fete | bete | gete | dete | lete | cete | sete | kete | pete | tete | wete | nete | hete |
mewe | yewe | jewe | fewe | bewe | gewe | dewe | lewe | cewe | sewe | kewe | pewe | tewe | wewe | newe | hewe |
mene | yene | jene | fene | bene | gene | dene | lene | cene | sene | kene | pene | tene | wene | nene | hene |
Personal names in the script
When written, the vowels are left out and the two consonants are joined together. For a male name, the two consonants are joined by a cross, for female names the two consonants are joined by a curved line that looks a bit like an "s" on its side.
Names of family relationships
Within families, proper names are not used. The words listed below are used.
primary
There are 14 primary family relationships as given below.
mother | mama |
son | yaya |
daughter | jaja |
grand-daughter | fafa |
father | baba |
older sister | gaga |
older brother | dada |
grand-mother | caca |
female cousin | sasa |
younger sister | kaka |
grandson | papa |
younger brother | tata |
grandfather | wawa |
male cousin | nana |
secondary
Derived from the above. there are 16 secondary family relationships as given below.
uncle | daba | the older brother of your father |
uncle | taba | the younger brother of your father |
aunt | gaba | the older sister of your father |
aunt | kaba | the younger sister of your father |
uncle | dama | the older brother of your mother |
uncle | tama | the younger brother of your mother |
aunt | gama | the older sister of your mother |
aunt | kama | the younger sister of your mother |
offspring/children | yaja | |
parents | maba | |
grandparents | cawa | |
brothers | data | |
sisters | gaka | |
elder syblings | daga | |
younger syblings | taka | |
grandchildren | fapa |
Notice that the last eight (yaja to fapa) are plural nouns. You would not normally come across the form, for example, gakan (maybe in certain circumstances, if you were talking about "sets of sisters" but it would be unusual).
Some of the above can take a number stuck on the end. For example;-
yayada = the third oldest son
Index
- Introduction to Seuna
- Seuna : Chapter 1
- Seuna word shape
- The script of Seuna
- Seuna sentence structure
- Seuna pronouns
- Seuna nouns
- Seuna verbs (1)
- Seuna adjectives
- Seuna demonstratives
- Seuna verbs (2)
- Asking a question in Seuna
- Seuna relative clauses
- Seuna verbs (3)
- Methods for deriving words in Seuna
- List of all Seuna derivational affixes
- Numbers in Seuna
- Naming people in Seuna
- The Seuna calendar
- Seuna units