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AnyaTuesday 26th of October 2004 10:49:17 PM
Vocabulary - [b]A Nepali Family:[/b]
Buvā or Bā (father)
Āmā or Mā (mother)
Buvā-āmā or bā-āmā (mother and father, parenta)

Hajurbā or Bāje (grandfather)
Hajurāmā of Bajyai (grandmother)

Svāsnī or Śrīmatī (wife)
Logne or Śrīmān (husband)

Didī (elder sister)
Dāi or Dājyū or Dāju (elder brother)

Bhāi (younger brother)
Bahinī (younger sister)

Chorā (son)
Chorī (daughter)
Chorāchorī (sons and daughters, children)

nāti (grandson)
nātinī (granddaughter)
nāti-nātinī (grandchildren)
trishWednesday 02nd of February 2005 12:37:05 AM
- family talk comes cheap till you try to raise one.
lianejauntyMonday 25th of April 2005 02:31:49 AM
great - thank you telling me about nepali of family.