vavinanaa my brother (said by a woman); my sister (said by a man)

• • my brother (said by a woman); my sister (said by a man)
  • • kinship

  • • Example 6470:
      

      E vavinanaa na siri vakiririi koa kamanaa bona kara uris tenaa mene vateen bona hae naono tenaa vo vaan.

      My brother split my wild banana sheaths into thin strips for me for carrying my bundle of firewood back home.

      Source: Jan 01W 112

    • Example 9234:
      

      Enam koa a buaku to tii nom ei ae a buaku a vavinanaa.

      There are only two of us alive today and my two sisters as well.

      Source: Rum 01R 273

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• See also:
  • keara brother of a man, sister of a woman; sibling of the same sex
  • vavina brother of a woman; sister of a man; sibling of the opposite sex