Definition of terms:
1. Irigithathi - First born
2. Itiema - Second born
3.Mūruna / Aruna - Third, Fourth, Fifth borns
4 Kihinga nda- Last born
5 First wife - Nyakiambi
6.Second wife - Nyakiambūri
7. Third Wife - Mūte itūra
8. Fourth wife - Mwenji wa mūyū Image
9. Tata-sister to your father/mother
10.Mama/nyarūme -brother to your mother.
11. Baba Mūkūrū -elder brother to your father.
12. Baba mūnyinyi -younger brother to your father.
13. Mūiru -co-wife.
14 Nyaciara -Mother in-law
15. Iciciara -Father in-law
DEFINITION OF TERMS

✓ MÛHÎRÎGA----Nî rûciaro rwa mûirîtu ng'ania wa arîa kenda mûiyûru a gîkûyû na mûmbi, rîmwe na rîmwe andû a mûhîrîga ûmwe nîmeitaga a nyûmba îmwe.

✓ MBARÎ---Nî rûhonge rwa mûhîrîga.

✓ GÎTHAKU---Nî rûhonge rwa mbarî.

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✓ RÛRÎRA---Andû a rûrîra rûmwe nî arîa oothe makuruhanîtio na thakame ya aciari aao.

✓ NDÛGÛ----Andû a ndûgû nî gîkundi kîa arîa oothe makuruhanîtio nî mîhîrîga na ndîra ona moothoni, rîmwe na rîmwe mûgîkûyû oigaga andû aitû, handû ha ndûgû ciitû
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✓ RIIKA--- Nî gîkundi kîa andû maciarîtwo hamwe hingo îmwe kana maruîte hingo îmwe ta mwaka ûmwe.

✓ NYARÛME----Mûrû wa nyina na mûndû wanja nîwe nyarûme wa mwana wa mwarî wa nyina ûcio.

✓ MÛIHWA---Mwana wa mwarî wa nyina na mûndû mûrûme nîwe mûihwa wa mûrû wa nyina ûcio.
✓ACÛKÛRÛ---Ciana cia aariû kana aarî a mûtumia nîcio acûkûrû a mûtumia ûcio.

✓KANYANYA----Nyina wa mwanake na nyina wa mûirîtu arîa magûranîire meetanaga kanyanya.

✓ICICIARA---Ithe wa mûtumia wa mûriû.

✓NYACIARA---Nyina wa mûtumia wa mûriû.
✓MARAMU---Mwarî wa nyina na mûtumia wa mûndû.

✓WAMÛNYORI--- Kamwana karîa mûirîtu akoraga mûciî ûrîa aahika na agakahe ithaga.

✓THAAÎ---Kairîtu karîa mûirîtu akoraga mûciî ûrîa aahika agakahe ithaga.

✓WAKINÎ----arûme arîa maruîte itîri rîmwe

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