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Extended Family / Whanau Whanau - Lexicon

grandmother
kuia
grandfather
koroua
aunt
whaea kēkē
uncle
matua keke
cousin
whanaunga
niece
iramutu
nephew
iramutu
stepmother
kuia
stepfather
papa hoia
stepsister
takawaenga
stepbrother
tuakana
half-sister
tuahine haurua
half-brother
hawhe-teina
godmother
kuia
godfather
papaatua
godchild
atua
ancestor
tupuna
descendant
uri
relative
whanaunga
in-law
hungawai
matriarch
matriarch
patriarch
patereareha
lineage
whakapapa
heritage
taonga tuku iho
kin
whanaunga
offspring
uri
clan
hapu
tribe
iwi
foster parent
matua whangai
adoptive parent
matua whāngai
godparent
matuaatua
partner
hoa
spouse
hoa faaipoipo
fiancé
taumau
fiancée
taumau
widow
pouaru
widower
pouaru
daughter-in-law
hunaonga
son-in-law
hunaonga
family reunion
hui whanau
generation
whakatipuranga
household
whare
extended family
whanau whanui
lineage
whakapapa
progeny
uri
siblings
teina
grandchild
mokopuna
mother-in-law
hungawai
father-in-law
hungawai
common-law spouse
hoa faaipoipo noa