# Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson XXII
## lâm,

    male.

## nńg,

    female.

## lâm-nńg; lâm-hũ,

    male and female.

## ta-pou,

    a male (rustic use).

## cha-bóu,

    a female (rustic„ use„).

## chṳ-niêⁿ,

    a female; feminine.

## ta-pou chṳ-niêⁿ,

    male and female.

## lâm-chṳ́-kiáⁿ,

    a male child.

## chṳ-niêⁿ-kiáⁿ,

    a female child.

## lâm-jî,

    a boy.

## nńg-jî,

    a girl.

## ta-pou-kiáⁿ,

    a male child.

## ta-pou nâng,

    a man (rustic use).

## cha-bóu-nâng,

    a woman (rustic„ use„).

## cha-bóu-kiáⁿ,

    a female child (rustic„ use„).

## chṳ-niêⁿ-nâng,

    girls; young misses.

## nńg--nâng,

    young women.

## a-má-nâng,

    middle aged, or, elderly women.

## hũ-jîn,

    a woman, or, lady (courteous).

## lãu-m,

    an old lady (courteous„).

## kou-nîeⁿ,

    a miss.

## tau-kiáⁿ,

    a son.

## cháu-kiáⁿ,

    a daughter.

## lâm-nńg-kiáⁿ,

    sons and daughters,

## ta-pou-sun,

    a grandson (rustic).

## cha-bóu-sun,

    a granddaughter (rustic„).

## cháu-sun,

    granddaughter„ (more polite).

## tau-sun,

    a grandson (more polite„).

## lãu-phûa,

    an old wife (not always courteous).

## pẽ; a-pa; a-tia; a chú,

    father.

## âi; a-bó; a-niêⁿ; a-neⁿ,

    mother.

## pẽ-bó,

    father and mother.

## nõ-chhin; sang-chhin,

    parents.

## pẽ-chhin,

    paternal parent.

## hó-chhin,

    maternal parent.

## pẽ-kiáⁿ,

    father and sons.

## hiaⁿ-tĩ; hiaⁿ-tĩ-kiáⁿ,

    brothers,

## chí-mūe; ché-mūe,

    sisters.

## sié-nńg-jî; sié-nńg-chṳ́,

    little daughters. ​

## a-kong a-má,

    grandfather and grandmother.

## a-só,

    elder brother’s wife.

## a-sím,

    the wife of an a-chek, i.e. aunt.

## a-m,

    the wife of an a-peh, i.e. aunt.

## sié-m; tĩ-hũ,

    a younger brother’s wife.

## a-î,

    maternal aunts.

## a-kou,

    paternal aunts.

## bó-kũ,

    maternal uncles; wife’s brothers.

## chek-peh,

    paternal uncles; husband’s brothers.

## chek-tie̍t,

    uncle and nephew.

## chhi-kũ,

    a wife’s brother.

## chek-peh hiaⁿ-tĩ,

    male cousins whose fathers are brothers.

## chek-peh chí-mūe,

    female cousins„ whose„ fathers„ are„ brothers.„

## ang; jî-sài; jî-hu; hu-sài; hu-kun; chiãng-hu,

    husband.

## bóu; ke-ãu; chhi; hũ; lãi--nâng; ke-lãi; ke-kuàn,

    wife.

## ang-bóu; ang-chiá; hu-hũ,

    husband and wife.

## kiáⁿ-sài; nn̂g,

    son-in-law.

## sim-pũ,

    daughter in law.

## tâng-sāi,

    sisters-in-law.

## chhi-î,

    a wife’s sisters.

## bó-î,

    mother’s sisters.

## tiẽⁿ-nâng tiẽⁿ-m,

    the husband’s father-in-law and mother-in-law.

## nga̍k-pẽ nga̍k-bó,

    the„ husband’s„ father„ in„ law„ and„ mother„ in„ law.„

## ta-kuaⁿ ta-ke,

    the wife’s father-in-law and mother-in-law.

## pié-hiaⁿ-tĩ, pié-chí-mūe,

    cousins, &c.

## a-iâ,

    an esquire.

## a-nái,

    wife of an esquire, or graduate.

## a-sià,

    son of an esquire or graduate.

## lṳ́ kâi-a-sià,

    your son (said to one of the gentry).

## lṳ́ ũ-jie̍h-chōi chhoiⁿ-kim?

    how many thousands of gold, i.e. daughters, have you?

## lṳ́ ũ-kúi-kâi a-sià?

    how many young esquires have you?

## lṳ́ kúi-kâi kong-chṳ́?

    how many sons have you? (said to dignitaries).

## lṳ́ khun-tõng jie̍h-chōi-ūi?

    you have older and younger brothers, how many personages? (very polite).

## uâng-ke, uâng-hõu,

    king and queen.

## nńg-uâng,

    a queen in own right.

## chóng-tok hu-jîn,

    the Vice-roy and lady. ​

## tãu-thâi, a-nái,

    the Tau-tai and Madam.

## hûe-siēⁿ,

    a Buddhist priest; a bonze.

## nîⁿ-kou; hûe-siēⁿ-phûa,

    a nun.

## a-niê,

    Mrs.

## sin-seⁿ, sin-seⁿ-niê,

    teacher and wife.

## thâu-ke, thâu-ke-niê,

    master and mistress of the house.

## chûn-chú, chûn-chú-niê,

    master of vessel and wife (if foreigner).

## chiàⁿ-chhi; chiàⁿ-nâng; ngûan-phùe,

    the proper wife.

## chhiah-kha,

    a concubine.

## chhiap; jī-nâng,

    concubine„.

## nôuⁿ-po̍k,

    a male servant.

## nńg-pī,

    a female servant,

## niⁿ-bó,

    a wet nurse.

## kiau-kiáⁿ-bó,

    a nurse.

## a-má,

    a child’s nurse (borrowed and local).

## lâm-teng,

    adult males.

## jie̍h-chōi lâm-teng?

    how many adults are there?

## chhâi-hông, thīⁿ-saⁿ sai-pẽ,

    a tailor.

## thīⁿ-saⁿ sím; má--nâng chhâi-hông,

    a sewing woman.

## lâm-o̍h,

    a male school.

## nńg-o̍h,

    a female school.

## tōa-lâm-o̍h,

    an adult male school.

## tōa-nńg-o̍h,

    an adult female school.

## hûe-siēⁿ-am,

    a monastery.

## nîⁿ-kou-am; nńg-am,

    a nunnery.
| gû-kóu, | male of | oxen. | gû-bó, | female of | oxen. |
| bé-kóu, | male„ of„ | horses. | bé-bó | female„ of„ | horses |
| tṳ-kóu, | male„ of„ | pigs. | tṳ-láng; tṳ-bó, | female„ of„ | pigs. |
| ngiau-kóu, | male„ of„ | cats. | ngiau-niêⁿ, | female„ of„ | cats. |
| | | | ngiau-bó, | female„ of„ | cats„ |
| koi-ang, | male„ of„ | chickens. | koi-bó, | female„ of„ | chickens. |
| ah-hêng, | male„ of„ | ducks. | ah-bó, | female„ of„ | ducks. |
| chiáu-kang, (kak) | of„ | birds. | chiáu-bó, | female„ of„ | birds. |
| hṳ̂-kang, | male„ of„ | fishes. | hṳ̂-bó, | female„ of„ | fishes. |
| chûa-kang, | male„ of„ | snakes. | chûa-bó, | female„ of„ | snakes. |
kang and bó are male and female of all sorts of reptiles and insects.