matua kēkē

Maori

Etymology

Adjective kēke is reduplication of kē “different” indicating the lineage compared to the parents'.[1]

Noun

matua kēkē

  1. pibling, any sibling of a parent - aunt, uncle

References

  1. ^ Apirana Ngata, Wayne Ngata (March 2019) “The Terminology of Whakapapa”, in Journal of the Polynesian Society‎[1], volume 128, number 1, page 38
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