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maʔæni

noun

LanguageAnguthimri (Australia)

Meaning
  1. older brother
  2. paternal uncle
  3. Refers to a male sibling who is older than oneself or a father's brother.
Examples

maʔæni ntu.

Your older brother.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term is used for both older male siblings and paternal uncles.

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maʔæni in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.