Meiteilon Names for Relationships
Meiteilon is a language spoken by the Meitei people largely living in Manipur. Here are the names for human relationships in the Meiteilon language made by inputs from Dibita Leitanthem. Thanks to Nicky Yumnam as well for his co-ordination.
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Immediate Family
| Relationship | General Name | English Transliteration | Called As | English Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | ꯃꯃꯥ | Ma-maa | ꯏꯃꯥ | Ee-maa |
| Father | ꯃꯄꯥꯕꯨꯡ | Ma-paa-bung | ꯢꯄꯥꯕꯨꯡ / ꯄꯥꯕꯨꯡ | Ee-paa-bung / Paa-bung |
| Elder Sister | ꯃꯆꯦ | Ma-chae | ꯏꯆꯦ | Ee-chae |
| Younger Sister | ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ (ꯃꯆꯦꯅ ꯀꯧꯕ) |
Ma-nao Nu-pee (called by sister) |
ꯏꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-nao Nu-pee |
| ꯃꯆꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ (ꯃꯕꯨꯡꯅ ꯀꯧꯕ) |
Ma-chan Nu-pee (called by brother) |
ꯏꯆꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-chan Nu-pee | |
| Elder Brother | ꯃꯕꯨꯡ | Ma-bung (called by sister) |
ꯏꯕꯨꯡ | Ee-bung |
| ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ (ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯥꯅ ꯀꯧꯕ) |
Ma-yaam-baa (called by brother) |
ꯏꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ | Ee-yaam-baa | |
| Younger Brother | ꯃꯧꯄ꯭ꯋꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ (ꯃꯆꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯤꯅ ꯀꯧꯕ) |
Mou-pwa Nu-paa (called by sister) |
ꯏꯄ꯭ꯋꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-pwaa Nu-paa |
| ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ (ꯃꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥꯅ ꯀꯧꯕ) |
Ma-nao Nu-paa (called by brother) |
ꯢꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-nao Nu-paa | |
| Brother's Son | ꯃꯌꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ma-yaa Nu-paa (called by sister) |
ꯏꯌꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-yaa Nu-paa |
| ꯃꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ma-cha Nu-paa (called by brother) |
ꯏꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-chaa Nu-paa | |
| Brother's Daughter | ꯃꯃꯧ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-mou Nu-pee (called by sister) |
ꯢꯃꯧ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-mou Nu-pee |
| ꯃꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-cha Nu-pee (called by brother) |
ꯏꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-chaa Nu-pee | |
| Sister's Son | ꯃꯌꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ma-yaa Nu-paa (called by brother) |
ꯏꯌꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-yaa Nu-paa |
| ꯃꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ma-chaa Nu-paa (called by sister) |
ꯏꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-chaa Nu-paa | |
| Sister's Daughter | ꯃꯃꯧ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-mou Nu-pee (called by brother) |
ꯏꯃꯧ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-mou Nu-pee |
| ꯃꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-cha Nu-pee (called by sister) |
ꯏꯆꯥ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-chaa Nu-pee |
Mother's Side
| Relationship | General Name | English Transliteration | Called As | English Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother's Mother | ꯃꯕꯣꯛ / ꯃꯕꯦꯟꯄꯣꯛ | Ma-bok / Ma-baen-pok | ꯏꯕꯣꯛ / ꯢꯕꯦꯟꯄꯣꯛ | Ee-bok / Ee-baen-pok |
| Mother's Father | ꯃꯄꯨꯕꯣꯛ | Ma-pu-bok | ꯏꯄꯨꯕꯣꯛ | Ee-pu-bok |
| Mother's Elder Brother | ꯃꯥꯃꯥ / ꯃꯥꯃꯥ ꯑꯍꯜ / ꯃꯥꯝꯍꯜ | Maa-ma / Maa-ma A-hal / Maam-hal | ꯃꯥꯃꯥ / ꯃꯥꯃꯥ ꯑꯍꯜ / ꯃꯥꯝꯍꯜ | Maa-ma / Maa-ma A-hal / Maam-hal |
| Mother's Younger Brother | ꯃꯥꯃꯥ / ꯃꯥꯝꯇꯣꯟ | Maa-ma / Maam-ton | ꯃꯥꯃꯥ / ꯃꯥꯝꯇꯣꯟ | Maa-ma / Maam-ton |
| Mother's Elder Sister | ꯃꯃꯥꯕꯣꯛ | Ma-maa-bok | ꯏꯃꯥꯕꯣꯛ | Ee-maa-bok |
| Mother's Younger Sister | ꯃꯟꯗꯣꯝꯆꯥ | Man-dom-chaa | ꯏꯟꯗꯣꯝꯆꯥ | Een-dom-chaa |
| Great Grandfather | ꯃꯙꯧ | Ma-dhou | ꯏꯙꯧ | Ee-dhou |
| Great Grandmother | ꯃꯕꯦꯟꯙꯧ | Ma-baen-dhou | ꯏꯕꯦꯟꯙꯧ | Ee-baen dhou |
| Great grandchildren | ꯃꯁꯨ ꯁꯨꯊꯥꯡ | Ma-shu Shu-thaang | ꯢꯁꯨ ꯁꯨꯊꯥꯡ | Ee-shu Shu-thaang |
Father's Side
| Relationship | General Name | English Transliteration | Called As | English Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father's Mother | ꯃꯕꯣꯛ / ꯃꯕꯦꯟꯄꯣꯛ | Ma-bok / Ma-baen-pok | ꯢꯕꯣꯛ / ꯢꯕꯦꯟꯄꯣꯛ | Ee-bok / Ee-baen-pok |
| Father's Father | ꯃꯄꯨꯕꯣꯛ | Ma-pu-bok | ꯢꯄꯨꯕꯣꯛ | Ee-pu-bok |
| Father's Elder Brother | ꯃꯄꯟ / ꯃꯄꯟꯙꯧ | Ma-pan / Ma-pan-dhou | ꯢꯄꯟ / ꯢꯄꯟꯙꯧ | Ee-pan |
| Father's Younger Brother | ꯃꯈꯨꯔꯥ | Ma-khu-raa | ꯢꯈꯨꯔꯥ | Ee-khu-raa |
| Father's Elder Sister | ꯃꯅꯦ / ꯃꯅꯦꯍꯜ | Ma-nae / Ma-nae-hal | ꯢꯅꯦ / ꯢꯅꯦꯍꯜ | Ee-nae / Ee-nae-hal |
| Father's Younger Sister | ꯃꯅꯦ / ꯃꯅꯦꯇꯣꯟ | Ma-nae / Ma-nae-ton | ꯢꯅꯦ / ꯢꯅꯦꯇꯣꯟ | Ee-nae / Ee-nae-ton |
| Great Grandfather | ꯃꯙꯧ | Ma-dhou | ꯏꯙꯧ | Ee-dhou |
| Great Grandmother | ꯃꯕꯦꯟꯙꯧ | Ma-baen-dhou | ꯏꯕꯦꯟꯙꯧ | Ee-ben-dhou |
| Great grandchildren | ꯃꯁꯨ ꯁꯨꯊꯥꯡ | Ma-shu Shu-thaang | ꯢꯁꯨ ꯁꯨꯊꯥꯡ | Ee-shu Shu-thaang |
In-laws
| Relationship | General Name | English Transliteration | Called As | English Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother-in-law | ꯃꯅꯦꯝꯕꯣꯛ / ꯃꯅꯦꯝꯄꯣꯛ | Ma-naem-bok / Ma-naem-pok | ꯢꯅꯦꯝꯕꯣꯛ / ꯢꯅꯦꯝꯄꯣꯛ | Ee-naem-bok / Ee-naempok |
| Father-in-law | ꯃꯀꯨꯕꯣꯛ | Ma-ku-bok | ꯏꯀꯨꯕꯣꯛ | Ee-ku-bok |
| Wife’s elder brother | ꯃꯕꯥꯏ | Ma-baai | ꯏꯕꯥꯏ | Ee-baai |
| Husband’s elder brother | ꯃꯇꯩ | Ma-tei | ꯏꯇꯩ | Ee-tei |
| Wife’s Younger Brother | ꯃꯁꯦꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ma-saen Nu-paa | ꯏꯁꯦꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-saen Nu-paa |
| Husband’s younger Brother | ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ma-nao Nu-paa | ꯏꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-nao Nu-paa |
| Wife’s Elder Sister | ꯃꯇꯩꯃꯥ | Ma-tei-maa | ꯏꯇꯩꯃꯥ | Ee-tei-maa |
| Husband’s Elder Sister | ꯃꯅꯃꯥ | Ma-na-maa | ꯏꯅꯃꯥ | Ee-na-maa |
| Wife’s Younger Sister | ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-nao Nu-pee | ꯏꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-nao Nu-pee |
| Husband’s Younger Sister | ꯃꯆꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-chan Nu-pee | ꯏꯆꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-chan Nu-pee |
| Elder Sister's Husband | ꯃꯇꯩ | Ma-tei (called by sister) |
ꯏꯇꯩ | Ee-tei |
| ꯃꯕꯥꯏ | Ma-baai (called by brother) |
ꯏꯕꯥꯏ | Ee-baai | |
| Younger Sister's Husband | ꯃꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Manao nupa (called by sister) |
ꯏꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-nao Nu-paa |
| ꯃꯁꯦꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ma-saen Nu-pa (called by brother) |
ꯢꯁꯦꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯥ | Ee-saen Nu-pa | |
| Elder Brother's Wife | ꯃꯅꯃꯥ | Ma-na-maa (called by sister) |
ꯏꯅꯃꯥ | Ee-na-maa |
| ꯃꯇꯩꯃꯥ | Ma-tei-maa (called by brother) |
ꯏꯇꯩꯃꯥ | Ee-tei-maa | |
| Younger Brother's Wife | ꯝꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-nao Nu-pi (called by brother) |
ꯏꯅꯥꯎ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-nao Nu-pee |
| ꯃꯆꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ma-chan Nu-pi (called by sister) |
ꯏꯆꯟ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ | Ee-chan Nu-pee | |
| Daughter in law | ꯃꯃꯧ | Ma-mou | ꯏꯃꯧ | Ee-mou |
| Son in law |
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