A1

Family Terms

ʻOhana

About this concept

Hawaiian family vocabulary reflects kinship structure: makuahine (mother), makuakāne (father), keiki (child), kaikamahine (daughter/girl), keikikāne (son/boy), tūtū (grandparent), kaikuaʻana (older sibling).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.

Examples

ʻO ia koʻu makuahine.She is my mother.
He ʻelua aʻu keiki.I have two children.
ʻO wai kou kaikuaʻana?Who is your older sibling?
Aloha koʻu tūtū wahine.My grandmother is beloved.

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