| mabihi | mother’s children (relatives) |
| yabdoo kurli | paternal great-grandfather and beyond |
| yabdoo | paternal grandfather and his brothers |
| yabpaɣa | paternal grandmother and her sister |
| mpaɣa | form of address: my grandmother |
| paɣa, mayili yabpaɣa | maternal grandmother and her sisters |
| yaba | maternal grandfather and his brothers |
| ba | father |
| bakpɛma | senior father (father’s senior brother) |
| bapira | junior father (father’s junior brother) |
| ma | mother |
| makpɛma | senior mother (mother’s senior sister) |
| mapira | junior mother (mother’s junior sister) |
| pirba | aunt (father's sister) |
| ŋahiba | uncle (mother's brother) |
| biɛlikpɛma | senior brother (includes parallel cousins) |
| tuzo | junior brother (includes parallel cousins) |
| tuzopaɣa | any sister (includes parallel cousins) |
| piriŋga | cousin (cross-cousin: child of aunt or uncle) |
| bia, bihi | child (son or daughter) |
| ŋahiŋga, ŋahinsi | nephew or niece |
| yaaŋa, yaansi | grandchild, grandchildren |
| yaantibchee, yaantibchahi | great-grandchild, great-grandchildren |