Jumieka/Level 1/Lesson 2
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Immediate family
[edit | edit source]Pairents ~ Parents
[edit | edit source]Just like in English, the Jumieka language has several words for mother and father. Starting with the words for mother, we see:
- Mumma
And sometimes:
- Mahda
The most common word for father is:
- Puppa
But occasionally
- Fahda
is used.
Siblin' ~ Siblings
[edit | edit source]The words for Siblin' (siblings) are for brother:
- Bror
- Bredda
and for sister:
- Sista
Pikni, Pitney ~ Children
[edit | edit source]In Danish, the words for son and daughter are close to English. They are søn and dauta, respectively.
The rest of the family
[edit | edit source]- Onkle = Uncle
- Auntie = Aunt
- Niece = Niece
- Nevyu = Nephew
- Kuzn = Cousin
- Granmahda = Grandmother
- Granfahda = Grandfather
The Jumieka word for grandchild is granpikni.
Great-grandparents ~ Great-grandparents
[edit | edit source]- Great-granfahda/Great-granpuppa = Great-grandfather
- Great-granmahdah/Great-granmumma = Great-grandmother
The Danish word for great-grandchild is Great-granpikni
Great-great-grandparents ~ Great-great-grandparents
[edit | edit source]- Great-great-granfahda/Great-great-granpuppa = Great-great-grandfather
- Great-great-granmahdah/Great-great-granmumma = Great-great-grandmother
The Danish word for great-great-grandchild is Great-great-granpikni
- For every generation from this point forward you add another great- to the title.