Family

Family

Example

I have a relative in East York. - A tenan eau pareruk den Este York

We’re related on my father’s side. - Nome sont leality ensur ma padrise's cote

Lay Familia

Father - Padriser

Mother -  Madrutter 

Grandfather - Granrois Padriser

Grandmother - Granrois Madrutter

Great Grandfather - Genmaht Granrois Padriser

Great Grandmother - Genmaht Granrois Madrutter

Grandson - Granrois Filho 

Great Grandson - Genmaht Granrois Filho

Husband - Mariposi 

Spouse - Epuart

Wife - Faimosa 

Spouse - Epuart

Uncle - Ontikelo 

Nephew - Nevuso  

Cousin (Male) - Cousine 

Cousin (Female) - Cousina

Sister -  Siskherma 

Daughter - Filhijachto 

Aunt - Tantia

Niece - Niecso 

Granddaughter - Granrois Filhijachto

Great Granddaughter - Genmaht Granrois Filhijachto 

Brother - Frermano 

Special family terms

Uny plumal / uny plumala can refer to an older brother/sister, the oldest brother/sister, or the first-born son/daughter. 

Uny plujon / uny plujona can refer to a younger brother/sister or the second-born son/daughter in a family. 

Uny Plujonste  / uny Plujonste is the youngest child in a family. 

Extended Family - Etendito Familia

Blended Family - Melansek Familia

Family by marriage 

In Yorkian, there’s a distinction between step-family and family-in-law: It is pasask for that step-family member, and beausch for a family-in-law plus that family member.

step-father - Pasask padriser

father-in-law - Beausch padriser

step-brother - Pasask frermano 

brother-in-law - Beausch fremano

step-son - Pasask filho

son-in-law - Beausch filho

step-mother - Pasask madrutter

mother-in-law - Beausch madrutter

step-sister - Pasask siskherma 

sister-in-law - Beausch siskherma 

step-daughter - Pasask filhijachto

daughter-in-law - Beausch filhijachto

Other family matters

Adoptive family 

biological father - Biopadriser

adoptive father - Adoptif padriser

adopted son - Adopti filho

biological mother - Biomadrutter

adoptive mother - Adoptif madrutter

adopted daughter - Adopti filhijachto

Foster family

foster father - Nourico padriser

foster mother - Nourico madrutter

foster child - Nourico enfalindo 

Godparents and godchildren

godfather - Dieu padriser

godson - Dieu filho

godmother - Dieu madrutter

goddaughter - Dieu filhijachto