Lojban Vocabulary: family

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lanzu
x1 (mass) is a family with members including x2 bonded/tied/joined according to standard x3
panzi
x1 is a [biological] offspring/child/kid/hybrid of parent(s) x2; (adjective) x1 is filial
speni
x1 is married to x2; x1 is a spouse of x2 under law/custom/tradition/system/convention x3
bersa
x1 is a son of mother/father/parents x2 [not necessarily biological]
mamta
x1 is a mother of x2; x1 bears/mothers/acts maternally toward x2; [not necessarily biological]
patfu
x1 is a father of x2; x1 begets/sires/acts paternal towards x2; [not necessarily biological]
tixnu
x1 is a daughter of mother/father/parents x2; [not necessarily biological]
bruna
x1 is brother of/fraternal to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necess. biological]
dzena
x1 is an elder/ancestor of x2 by bond/tie/degree x3; x1's generation precedes x2's parents
famti
x1 is an aunt/uncle of x2 by bond/tie x3; x1 is an associated member of x2's parent's generation
mensi
x1 is a sister of/sororal to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological]
tamne
x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default same generation]
tunba
x1 is a sibling of x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3