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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.
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.


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== Names of family relationships ==
== Names of family relationships ==

Revision as of 06:21, 31 October 2009

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

momo yomo jomo fomo bomo gomo domo lomo como somo komo pomo tomo womo nomo homo
moyo yoyo joyo foyo boyo goyo doyo loyo coyo soyo koyo poyo toyo woyo noyo hoyo
mojo yojo jojo fojo bojo gojo dojo lojo cojo sojo kojo pojo tojo wojo nojo hojo
mofo yofo jofo fofo bofo gofo dofo lofo cofo sofo kofo pofo tofo wofo nofo hofo
mobo yobo jobo fobo bobo gobo dobo lobo cobo sobo kobo pobo tobo wobo nobo hobo
mogo yogo jogo fogo bogo gogo dogo logo cogo sogo kogo pogo togo wogo nogo hogo
modo yodo jodo fodo bodo godo dodo lodo codo sodo kodo podo todo wodo nodo hodo
molo yolo jolo folo bolo golo dolo lolo colo solo kolo polo tolo wolo nolo holo
moco yoco joco foco boco goco doco loco coco soco koco poco toco woco noco hoco
moso yoso joso foso boso goso doso loso coso soso koso poso toso woso noso hoso
moko yoko joko foko boko goko doko loko coko soko koko poko toko woko noko hoko
mopo yopo jopo fopo bopo gopo dopo lopo copo sopo kopo popo topo wopo nopo hopo
moto yoto joto foto boto goto doto loto coto soto koto poto toto woto noto hoto
mowo yowo jowo fowo bowo gowo dowo lowo cowo sowo kowo powo towo wowo nowo howo
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.

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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

  1. Introduction to Seuna
  2. Seuna : Chapter 1
  3. Seuna word shape
  4. The script of Seuna
  5. Seuna sentence structure
  6. Seuna pronouns
  7. Seuna nouns
  8. Seuna verbs (1)
  9. Seuna adjectives
  10. Seuna demonstratives
  11. Seuna verbs (2)
  12. Asking a question in Seuna
  13. Seuna relative clauses
  14. Seuna verbs (3)
  15. Methods for deriving words in Seuna
  16. List of all Seuna derivational affixes
  17. Numbers in Seuna
  18. Naming people in Seuna
  19. The Seuna calendar
  20. Seuna units
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