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Kinship System of The Pascua Yaqui Men and women use different titles to address their immediate family members. All women should address their male elders as "Hapchi" and women in general as "Maala". Men should address their male elders as "Achai" and their mothers as "Ae", women in general are addressed as "Maala".
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| Titles for Immediate Family |
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| | | Male Kinship Titles: | | Mother | Ae | | Father | Achai | | Older Brother | Sai | | Younger Brother | Saila | | Older Sister | Ako | | Younger Sister | Wai | | | | Female Kinship Titles: | | Mother | Ae | | Father | Hapchi | | Older Brother | Avachi | | Younger Brother | Wai | | Older Sister | Ako | | Younger Sister | Wai |
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| | | Father's Family: | | Father's Grandmother | Namuli | | Father's Grandfather | Hamuli | | Father's Mother | Haaka | | Father's Father | Havoi | | Father's Older Brother | Haavi | | Father's Younger Brother | Samai | | Father's Older Sister | Ne'esa | | Father's Younger Sister | Nana | | | | Mother's Family: | | Mother's Grandmother | Namuli | | Mother's Grandfather | Hamuli | | Mother's Mother | Asu | | Mother's Father | Apa | | Mother's Older Brother | Kumui | | Mother's Younger Brother | Taata | | Mother's Older Sister | Chi'ila | | Mother's Younger Sister | Mamai |
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