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===Relationship suffixes=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" align="center" style="font-size:80%" |- ! Persons !! Suffix !! Example !! English translation |- ! 1st person | none | Mwr/Amar ma, bap, kokai, vai, ba, voni | My/Our mother, father, elder-brother, younger-brother, elder-sister, younger-sister |- ! 2nd person<br>(very familiar; inferior) | -(e)r | Twr/Tohõtor ma'''r''', bap'''er''', kokai'''er''', vai'''er''', ba'''r''', voni'''er''' | Your/Your(pl) mother, father, elder-brother, younger-brother, elder-sister, younger-sister |- ! 2nd person<br>familiar | -(e)ra | Twmar/Twmalwkor ma'''ra''', bap'''era''', kokai'''era''', vai'''era''', ba'''ra''', voni'''era''' | Your/Your(pl) mother, father, elder-brother, younger-brother, elder-sister, younger-sister |- ! 2nd person<br>formal;<br>3rd person | -(e)k | Apwnar/Apwnalwkor/Tar/Tair/Xihotõr/Tewr ma'''k''', bap'''ek''', kokai'''ek''', bhai'''ek''', ba'''k''', voni'''ek''' | Your/Your(pl)/His/Her/Their/His~Her(formal) mother, father, elder-brother, younger-brother, elder-sister, younger-sister |} '''Kinship Terms''' Some Assamese Kinship Terms with IPA and English Equivalents {| class="wikitable" !'''Sr. No.''' !'''Assamese Word''' !'''IPA''' !'''English Word''' |- |1 |দেউতা |/dɛuta/ |Father |- |2 |আই/মা |/ai/ /mɑ/ |Mother |- |3 |দাদা |/dada/ |Elder Brother |- |4 |ভাই |/bhai/ |Younger Brother |- |5 |বাইদেউ |/bɑɪ.dɛʊ/ |Elder Sister |- |6 |ভনী |/bhɔni/ |Younger Sister |- |7 |পুতেক |/putɛk/ |Son |- |8 |জীয়ৰী |/ziːɔɾi/ |Daughter |- |9 |ককা |/kɔka/ |Paternal Grandfather |- |10 |আইতা |/aita/ |Paternal Grandmother |- |11 |কাকা |/kaka/ |Uncle (Father’s younger brother) |- |12 |খুৰা |/kʰuɾa/ |Uncle (Father’s elder brother) |- |13 |খুৰী |/kʰuɾi/ |Aunt (Father’s brother’s wife) |- |14 |পেহা |/peɦa/ |Uncle (Father’s younger sister’s husband) |- |15 |পেহী |/pɛ.ɦi/ |Aunt (Father’s younger sister) |- |16 |কাকা |/kɔka/ |Maternal Grandfather |- |17 |আইতা |/aita/ |Maternal Grandmother |- |18 |মামা |/mɑː.mɑː/ |Uncle (Mother’s brother) |- |19 |মামী |/ma.mi/ |Aunt (Mother’s brother’s wife) |- |20 |মহা |/mɔ.ɦaˈ/ |Uncle (Mother’s younger sister’s husband) |- |21 |মাহী |/ma.ɦi/ |Aunt (Mother’s younger sister) |- |22 |শহুৰ |/xoɦʊɾ/ |Father-in-law |- |23 |শাহু |/xa.ɦu/ |Mother-in-law |- |24 |দেওৰ |/d̪eː.ɔɾ/ |Brother-in-law (Husband’s younger brother) |- |25 |ননদ |/ nɔnɔd / |Sister-in-law (Husband’s younger sister) |- |26 |খুলশালি |/K<sup>h</sup>ulxali/ |Brother-in-law (Wife’s younger brother) |- |27 |খুলশালি |/K<sup>h</sup>ulxali/ |Sister-in-law (Wife’s younger sister) |}
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