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Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Notes

1. afx = affix, either a prefix or a suffix added to a root, e.g., ama̋ru, great-grandparent + ur-, the masculine prefix = ur-ama̋ru, great-grandfather.
2. cpd = a compound of two or more roots, e.g. pe̋e̋na, t.v. foster + ta̋a̋ta, father = peenta̋a̋ta, foster father.
3. The kinship terminology in the Sefdaanian cultures is that pattern known as Sudanese.

Consanguinity - seeƣpa̋a̋sra

Immediate family – ȝovða̋mu

• 001 father, ta̋a̋ta [> Albanian tatë, father].
• 002 mother, ma̋a̋ma [> Sanskrit mā, mother].
• 003 sibling, ȝőőru.
• 004 brother, ża̋mu [> Georgian ძმა ʒma, brother].
  • 005 brother, elder, b̬a̋ngu.
  • 006 brother, younger, e̋ṡu [> Hungarian. öcs, younger brother].
• 007 sister, še̋su [> English sister].
  • 008 sister, elder, e̋fu [> Turkish aba-, elder sister].
  • 009 sister, younger, ba̋a̋żu [> Turkish bacı, sister].
• 010 husband, me̋rtu [> Mordvinic mird́e, husband].
• 011 wife, kőzu [> Georgian ცოლი coli, wife].
• 012 co-wife, ga̋mu [> Turkish kuma, co-wife].
• 013 son, pőiku, son [> Finnish poika, son ].
• 014 daughter, zı̋du [> Korean 딸 ttal, daughter].

Extended family - mezða̋mu

• 015 grandparent, ðe̋e̋ðu [> Old Greek τήθᾱ, grandmother].
  • 016 grandfather, e̋ltu [> Inupiaq ittu, grandfather].
  • 017 grandmother, a̋nu [> Latin anus, old woman].
• 018 grandchild, ne̋pu [> English nephew].
  • afx grandson, ur-ne̋pu.
  • afx granddaughter, ii-ne̋pu.
• 019 great-grandparent, ama̋ru [> Yupik amauq, great grandparent].
  • afx great-grandfather, ur-ama̋ru.
  • afx great-grandmother, ii-ama̋ru.
• 020 great-grandchild, űmþu.
  • afx great-grandson, ur-űmþu.
  • afx great-daughter, ii-űmþu.
• 021 father's brother, ṡe̋su [> Finnish setä, uncle].
• 022 father's sister, þa̋nlu.
• 023 mother's brother, vőinu.
• 024 mother's sister, ta̋imru.

Collateral family - peƣða̋mu

• 025 in-law, še̋lu [> Old Norse svilar, sister’s husband].
• 026 father-in-law, še̋xu [> Latin socer, father-in-law].
• 027 mother-in-law, a̋npu [> Finnish anoppi, mother-in-law].
• 028 husband’s brother, da̋a̋im̃u [> Latin lēvir, husband’s brother].
• 029 husband’s sister, żalőm̃u [> Latin glōs, sister-in-law].
• 030 wife’s brother, s̨a̋a̋u [> Sanskrit syālá-, wife’s brother].
• 031 wife’s sister, műṡu.
• 032 brother’s wife, ȝe̋nu [> Latin ianitrīcēs, brother’s wife].
• 033 sister’s husband, k̬ı̋ı̋su [> Georgian ქვისლი kvisli, brother-in-law].
• 034 son-in-law, m̃a̋nu [> Finnish vävy, son-in-law].
• 035 daughter-in-law, ma̋rþu [Etruscan marth, daughter-in-law].

Foster family - peenða̋mu

• cpd foster father, peenta̋a̋ta [< pe̋e̋na, t.v. foster].
• cpd foster mother, peenma̋a̋ma.
• cpd foster brother, peenża̋mu.
• cpd foster sister, peenše̋su.

Adoptive family - soƣða̋mu

• cpd stepfather, soƣta̋a̋tu [< sőga, t.v. adopt].
• cpd stepmother, soƣma̋a̋mu.
• cpd stepbrother, soƣża̋mu.
• cpd stepsister, soƣše̋su.

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