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APPENDIX.

MAORI TERMS OF RELATIONSHIP.

Tupuna.An ancestor—male or female.

Matua.A father, or uncle either patruus or avunculus.

Papa.The same.

Whaea.A mother, or aunt on either side.

Tama.Eldest nephew.

Tamahine.Eldest niece; also used more generally.

Tamaiti.Son, or nephew.

Tamaroa.The same.

Tuakana.Elder brother of males, elder sister of females; also elder brother's children in reference to younger brother's children, elder sister's children in reference to younger sister's children.
Teina.The younger brother of males, the younger sister of females; also the younger brother's children in reference to elder brother's children, the younger sister's children in reference to elder sister's children.

Tungane.A sister's brother.

Tuahine.A brother's sister.

Iramutu.A nephew, or niece.

Hungawai.A father-in-law, or mother-in-law.

Hunaonga.A son-in-law, or daughter-in-law.

Taokete.A man's brother-in-law, or sister's sister-in-law.

Autane.A woman's brother-in-law.

Auwahine.A man's sister-in-law.

Potiki.A brother's children, or sister's children; also the youngest child of a family.
Mokopuna.A grand-child, or child of a nephew or niece.

Huanga.A relation in general.

Whanaunga-tupu.A blood relation.