apalimata relative of ‹s.o.›, member of o.'s close family

Part of Speech noun, relational
Phonetic Form apalimata
Morphology apali ‘child’ + mata (?)
    • relative of ‹s.o.›, member of o.'s close family
      • Encyclopedic Info Synt.: Although it refers to kinship, this relational noun does not encode its possessor using the kin classifier (one, ie), but with a direct possessor, like body parts.
      (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 214:
        Eo apalimata ene.
        You're my relative.
      • Example 215:
        Apalimata Stanley tilu kape la-ka la-romo ini.
        Two of Stanley's relatives will come visit him.