Gujarati family relations
Extended family
Gujarati has one of India's most detailed kinship systems — dada, nana, kaka, mama, foi, masi and more, each side of the family with its own distinct words.
દાદા
dādā
Paternal grandfather
દાદી
dādī
Paternal grandmother
નાના
nānā
Maternal grandfather
નાની
nānī
Maternal grandmother
કાકા
kākā
Father's younger brother
કાકી
kākī
Father's younger brother's wife
મોટા બાપા
moṭā bāpā
Father's elder brother
મોટી બા
moṭī bā
Father's elder brother's wife
મામા
māmā
Mother's brother (maternal uncle)
મામી
māmī
Mother's brother's wife
ફોઈ
phoī
Father's sister
ફુવા
phuvā
Father's sister's husband
માસી
māsī
Mother's sister
માસા
māsā
Mother's sister's husband
સસરા
sasrā
Father-in-law
સાસુ
sāsu
Mother-in-law
દેવર
devar
Husband's younger brother
જેઠ
jeṭh
Husband's elder brother
ભાભી
bhābhī
Brother's wife
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