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using • noun
: cat

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yadik • noun
: eldest and older sisters; a name to call eldest and older sisters as a sign of respect and sometimes affection, usually accompanied by their first names after e.g. "Yadik Louisa"

yaduk • noun
: grandmother

yaki • noun
: grandfather


yama • noun
: father (formal)

yanga • noun
: aunts and uncles who were born middle; usually accompanied by their first names after e.g. "Yanga Marie", "Yanga Justin"

yantut • noun
: great-grandparent, male and female both; usually accompanied by their first names after e.g. "Yantut Daniel"

yayam • noun
: a toy

yuwak • noun
: eldest aunt or uncle; usually accompanied by their first names after e.g. "Yuwak Dorothy", "Yuwak Felix"

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Matoadau 2013,
by Lydiane & Lucinda A.