Gujarati/Family relations

Gujarati
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In Gujarati culture:

These are the "titles" for family members. With the exception of Father, Mother, and Grandparents (who are called by the title only), all of these titles are added after the name of the person.

• Father: Papa or Bapuji
• Mother: Ba, Mummy or Maa

• Brother (also male cousins): Bhai (e.g. Hersh Bhai)
• Brother's Wife: Bhabhi (e.g. Komal Bhabhi)

• Sister (also female cousins): Bhen (e.g. Mayuri Bhen)
• Older Sister: Didi (e.g. Mayuri Didi)
• Sister's Husband: Banevi or Jijaji (e.g. mahesh Jijaji)

• Father's Younger Brother: Kaka (e.g. Rajesh Kaka)
• Father's Younger Brother's Wife: Kaki (e.g. Komal Kaki)

• Father's Older Brother: Kaka(e.g. Jiten Kaka)
• Father's Older Brother's Wife: Kaki (e.g. Bhavna Kaki)

• Father's Oldest Brother: Mota Kaka(e.g. Jiten Kaka)
• Father's Oldest Brother's Wife: Moti Kaki (e.g. Bhavna Kaki)

• Father's Sister: Foi,Fui (also spelled Foy) (e.g. Komal Foi)
• Father's Sister's Husband: Fua (e.g. Akshay Fua)

• Mother's Brother: Mama (e.g. Siddarth Mama)
• Mother's Brother's Wife: Mami (e.g. Komal Mami)

• Mother's Sister: Masi (e.g. Sneha Masi)
• Mother's Sister's Husband: Masa (e.g. Gopal Masa)

• Paternal Grandfather: Dada
• Paternal Grandmother: Dadi or Ba

• Maternal Grandfather: Nana
• Maternal Grandmother: Nani or Gi

Cousins are considered to be "brother" or "sister".

If an uncle or aunt is a generation above usual (a "great uncle" or "great aunt"), a "mota" (big) is usually added to the title, and the name is dropped. So Maternal Grandmother's Brother is "Mota Mama" (Big Uncle).

Names are usually followed by titles, as they have listed above. This is different from the English, where we would say "Uncle John".

It is not unusual for this to vary from family to family, but these are the generally accepted titles.