Macedonian kinship


The Macedonian language has one of the more elaborate kinship systems among European languages. Most words are common to other Slavic languages, though some derive from Turkish. Terminology may differ from place to place; the terms used in the Standard are listed below, dialectical or regional forms are marked and colloquial forms .
There are four main types of kinship in the family: biological blood kinship, kinship by law, spiritual kinship, and legal kinship through adoption and remarriage. Traditionally, three generations of a family will live together in a home in what anthropologists call a joint family structure, where parents, their son, and grandchildren would cohabit in a family home.

Direct descendance and ancestry

Words for relations up to five generations removed—great-great-grandparents and great-great-grandchildren—are in common use. The fourth-generation terms are also used as generics for ancestors and descendants. There is no distinction between the maternal and paternal line.
Macedonian CyrillicTransliterationRelation
чукунвнукаchukunvnukagreat-great-granddaughter
чукунвнукchukunvnukgreat-great-grandson
правнукаpravnukagreat-granddaughter
правнукpravnukgreat-grandson
внукаvnukagranddaughter
внукvnukgrandson
ќеркаkjerkadaughter
синsinson
мајкаmajkamother
таткоtatkofather
бабаbabagrandmother
дедоdedograndfather
прабабаprababagreat-grandmother
прадедоpradedogreat-grandfather
чукунбабаchukunbabagreat-great-grandmother
чукундедоchukundedogreat-great-grandfather

Ego's generation

Macedonian does not have separate terms for first cousins, second cousins and so forth, but uses втор братучед, трет братучед, etc.
Macedonian CyrillicTransliterationRelation
братbratbrother
сестраsestrasister
батко, батоbatko, batoolder brother
дадаdadaolder sister
братучедbratuchedmale cousin
братучеткаbratuchetkafemale cousin