ete mother, Mum / classificatory mother: any female member of the [...]

1. • mother, Mum
   • • Kin

   • • Example 792:
       

       et' one

       my mother

     • Example 793:
       

       ete

       your mother

     • Example 794:
       

       Et' ie ngele na?

       Whose mother is this?

2. • classificatory mother: any female member of the preceding generation (M, MZ, MBW, FZ, FBW)

   Encyclopedic Info

   The symmetrical term is menu (Pl. dameliko) or apali.