tom vavinana brother and sister

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure n - n
Morphology tom vavina-na
Gloss DYAD sibling.of.the.opposite.sex-DEREL
    • brother and sister
      • groups & collections
      • kinship
      • Example 7578:
        Ere Vosiu bo Miriam a bua tom vavinana. E Miriam paa vahuhu bona beiko otei. A beiko otei bona a henanae e Job. E Vosiu paa dadao nau bene vaasuana teve.
        Vosiu and Miriam are brother and sister. Miriam gave birth to a boy. This boy's name is Job. Vosiu is called his uncle.
        Source: SiiSen 01W 603

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  • See also:
    • vaasuana uncle
    • vavina brother of a woman; sister of a man; sibling of the opposite sex