membira

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mem.ˈbi.ɾa/

Noun

membira (plural membira-itá)

1. son (in relation to the mother)
2. daughter (in relation to the mother)
3. child

Coordinate terms

• manha (“mother”)
• paya (“father”)
• mú (“brother - of a man”)
• endira (“sister - of a man”)
• kiwira (“brother - of a woman”)
• amú (“sister - of a woman”)
• aíra (“son - of a man”)
• ayera (“daughter - of a woman”)