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** Japanese: 兄弟 (kyôdai) | ** Japanese: 兄弟 (kyôdai) | ||
| − | * Arabic: word for maternal and paternal uncle | + | * [[Arabic]]: word for maternal and paternal uncle |
| − | * Chinese: many words for uncles, aunts, grandfathers, depending on their relations | + | * [[Chinese]]: many words for uncles, aunts, grandfathers, depending on their relations |
| − | * Japanese | + | * [[Japanese]] |
** different word to refer to someone from your family and someone who is not | ** different word to refer to someone from your family and someone who is not | ||
** different words for younger and older brother | ** different words for younger and older brother | ||
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| + | * [[Wolof]] | ||
| + | ** has a different word for older sibling (''mag'') and younger sibling (''rakk'') | ||
| + | ** by default Wolof does not make a difference in sex between son/daugher, older brother/older sister, younger brother/younger sister. When needed, ''ju góor'' (boy) and ''ju jigéen'' (girls) to mark the difference. | ||
== Wolof == | == Wolof == | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 7 August 2016
Basic words related to family is important to be able to introduce yourself
A1 vocabulary:
| English | Catalan | French | Latin | Portuguese | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brother | germà | frère | frater, fratris, m | irmão | hermano |
| sister | germana | soeur | soror, sororis, f | irmã | hermana |
| father | pare | père | pater, patris, m | pai | padre |
| mother | mare | mère | mater, matris, f | mãe | madre |
| son | fill | fils | filius, filii, m | filho | hijo |
| daughter | filla | fille | fīlia, filiae, f | filha | hija |
| husband | marit | mari | maritus, mariti, m | marido | marido |
| wife | esposa | uxor, uxoris, f | épouse, femme | esposa | esposa, mujer |
... ... ...
A2+ vocabulary:
- grandfather
- grandmother
- cousin
- uncle
- twin
Other vocabuluary:
- parents
Contents
Notes on morphology
- Arabic:
- Brother is irregular
- German:
- Most basic family words are old words that change the vowel by adding a ¨
Other usages
- Spanish: tio means guy
Similarities between languages
- Romance languages
- Germanic languages
- Arabic/Maltese
Differences between languages
- German and Japanese: a word meaning brothers and sisters
- German: Geschwister
- Japanese: 兄弟 (kyôdai)
- Arabic: word for maternal and paternal uncle
- Chinese: many words for uncles, aunts, grandfathers, depending on their relations
- Japanese
- different word to refer to someone from your family and someone who is not
- different words for younger and older brother
- Wolof
- has a different word for older sibling (mag) and younger sibling (rakk)
- by default Wolof does not make a difference in sex between son/daugher, older brother/older sister, younger brother/younger sister. When needed, ju góor (boy) and ju jigéen (girls) to mark the difference.
Wolof
See also
Chinese
Japanese
Russian
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKzRy71Q5hk&list=PLKlgCQFiwJYzqtur-HHc49DSfwC8H-b3Y Video with vocab on family
