gaaḍbáabu uncle; father's older brother

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form گاڈبابوۡ
Phonetic Form ɡaaɖbáabu
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): gaaḍbáaba
Variant Form(s) gaaḍubáabu (Biori, also for paternal/maternal grandfather)
    • uncle; father's older brother
      • Example 1251:
        teeṇíi pitrí the paalulaá gaaḍbáabu lhookbáabu manáana.
        teeṇíi
        refl
        pitrí
        father's.brother
        the
        to
        paalulaá
        Palula.language
        gaaḍbáabu
        fathers.older.brother
        lhookbáabu
        fathers.younger.brother
        mané
        say
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        In Palula we address our own uncles as "big father" and "small father".
        Source: A:MIT027e