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Within families, proper names are not used. The words listed below are used.


There are 14 primary family relationships as given below.


{| border=1
  |align=center| mother
  |align=center| '''mama'''
  |-
  |align=center| son
  |align=center| '''yaya'''
  |-
  |align=center| daughter
  |align=center| '''jaja'''
  |-
  |align=center| grand-daughter
  |align=center| '''fafa'''
  |-
  |align=center| father
  |align=center| '''baba'''
  |-
  |align=center| older sister
  |align=center| '''gaga'''
  |-
  |align=center| older brother
  |align=center| '''dada'''
  |-
  |align=center| grand-mother
  |align=center| '''caca'''
  |-
  |align=center| female cousin
  |align=center| '''sasa'''
  |-
  |align=center| younger sister
  |align=center| '''kaka'''
  |-
  |align=center| grandson
  |align=center| '''papa'''
  |-
  |align=center| younger brother
  |align=center| '''tata'''
  |-
  |align=center| grandfather
  |align=center| '''wawa'''
  |-
  |align=center| male cousin
  |align=center| '''nana'''
    |}


Derived from the above. there are 16 secondary family relationships as given below.


{| border=1
  |align=center| uncle
  |align=center| '''daba'''
  |-
  |align=center| uncle
  |align=center| '''taba'''
  |-
  |align=center| aunt
  |align=center| '''gaba'''
  |-
  |align=center| aunt
  |align=center| '''kaba'''
  |-
  |align=center| uncle
  |align=center| '''dama'''
  |-
  |align=center| uncle
  |align=center| '''tama'''
  |-
  |align=center| aunt
  |align=center| '''gama'''
  |-
  |align=center| aunt
  |align=center| '''kama'''
  |-
  |align=center| offspring/children
  |align=center| '''yaja'''
  |-
  |align=center| parents
  |align=center| '''maba'''
  |-
  |align=center| grandparents
  |align=center| '''cawa'''
  |-
  |align=center| brothers
  |align=center| '''data'''
  |-
  |align=center| sisters
  |align=center| '''gaka'''
  |-
  |align=center| elder syblings
  |align=center| '''daga'''
  |-
  |align=center| younger syblings
  |align=center| '''taka'
  |-
  |align=center| relations
  |align=center| '''sana'''
    |}
All the above 36 words (xAxA) words and the 2x240 personal names (xExE & xOxO) do not express plurality on the actual word. (You can use the word ALKA)
GWO ……… member ... GAWO members
UGO ………. group ... WAGO groups
HALGO …… family – this is a good example of a compound word
GYA = man
GAYA = men, male
BYA = woman
BAYA = women, female
LA = person
LAWA = people, human




Revision as of 15:13, 20 February 2008

There are 256 names for men and 256 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. For animals they often get the name of the day in which they were bought.

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
moa yoa joa foa boa goa doa loa coa soa koa poa toa woa noa hoa

Female names ;-

meme yeme jeme feme beme geme deme leme ceme seme keme peme teme weme neme heme
meye yeye jeye feye beye geye deye leye ceye seye keye peye teye weye neye heye
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
mea yea jea fea bea gea dea lea cea sea kea pea tea wea nea hea

Within families, proper names are not used. The words listed below are used.

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

Derived from the above. there are 16 secondary family relationships as given below.

uncle daba
uncle taba
aunt gaba
aunt kaba
uncle dama
uncle tama
aunt gama
aunt kama
offspring/children yaja
parents maba
grandparents cawa
brothers data
sisters gaka
elder syblings daga
younger syblings taka'
relations sana

All the above 36 words (xAxA) words and the 2x240 personal names (xExE & xOxO) do not express plurality on the actual word. (You can use the word ALKA)

GWO ……… member ... GAWO members UGO ………. group ... WAGO groups HALGO …… family – this is a good example of a compound word

GYA = man GAYA = men, male

BYA = woman BAYA = women, female

LA = person LAWA = people, human


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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