Family

 

Family = chu e lang/ chulai lang [chu3 ay1 lang2/ chu4lai3 lang2]

• chu [chu3] = house
• e [ay1] = of (possessive marker)
• chulai [chu4lai3] = inside the house
• lang [lang2] = person/ people

The tone of "chu (house)" is changed from the 3rd tone "chu3" into the 4th tone "chu4" when the word following "chu" has the same 3rd tone, in this case, "lai3". Chu3 -> Chu4lai3

Here are some family terms:

1. father = pak/ tia [pak1/ tia1]
2. mother = mak [mak3]
3. children = kia [kiia4]
4. son = tapo kia [ta3por3 kiia4]
5. daughter = cabo kia [ca3bor4 kiia4]
6. grandfather = akong [a3korng1]
7. grandmother = ama [a3ma4]
8. uncle = acek [a3cayk3]
9. aunt = a-i [a3-i2]
10. sibling = hiati cimoi [hiia1ti3 ci4mori4]
11. elder brother = ako [a3ko1]
12. elder sister = aci [a3ci4]
13. younger brother = sioti [sio4ti3]
14. younger sister = siomoi [sio4mori3]

How many people are in your family? = lu e chulai lang u kuikai? [lu4 ay1 chu4lai3 lang2 u3 kui4kai2?]

• lu [lu4] = you
• e [ay1] = of
• lu e [lu4 ay1] = your
• chulai [chu4lai3] = inside the house
• lang [lang2] = people
• chulai lang [chu4lai3 lang2] = family
• u [u3] = have; exist
• kuikai [kui4kai2] = how many

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