Kinship Terms

Literary language	Tashkent dialect	English translation
ota, dada	ada	father
ona	opa	mother
buvi	oyi	grandmother
buva	doda	grandfather
tog’a	tog’a	uncle(mother’s side)
amma	amma	aunt(father’s side)
xola	xola	aunt (mother’s side)
amaki	amaki	uncle (father’s side)
qaynog’a	qaynag’a	brother in law (older brother of a spouse)
qaynota	qaynata	father-in-law
qaynona	qaynana	mother-in-law
qayin egachi	qaynagachi	sister-in-law (older sister of a spouse)
qayni singil	qaynisingil*	sister-in-law (younger sister of a spouse)
aka	aka	older brother
uka	uka	younger brother
opa	opa	older sister
singil	singil*	younger sister
nevara	navara	grandchild
chevara	chavara	great-grand child
evara	avara	great-great-grandchild
jiyan	jiyan	nephew/niece
kelin	kelin	daughter-in-law
kuyov	kuyo’:	son-in-law
er	er	husband
xotin	xotin	wife

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