384--Maternal relation:

Maternal relation:

    Gender:  Masculine Gender: e,g: Brother- Bhai (Bangla) = feminine Gender: e,g: . Sister – Apa (Bangla).

   Note:   Below Any relations, all of their brothers & sisters or cousins should be called the same.

      1^st                                   2^nd                             3^rd                            4^th                                          5^th

    Grand                           Uncle               Brother/Sister      Nephew / Niece       Grands son/Grands daughter

Nana/Nani                  Mama/Mami          Apa/Bhai            Bhagna / Bhagni               Nati / Natni

Before 1^st Generation: Maternal Great Grand Father = Maternal Great Grand Mother / Nanar Pitta or Nanar Bap = Nanar Matta or Nanar Ma (Bangla), also call them old Uncle or Boro Mama or Boro Mouwa (Bangla) = old Aunts or Boro Khala or  Boro Moi (Bangla) . e,g: Your Nana or Nanis parents.

     1^st Generation: (Maternal Great Grand Fathers children’s):  Maternal Grand Father = Maternal Grand Mother  / Nana = Nani (Bangla), also call them old Brother/ old Sister. e,g: Your Nana or Nanis in Bangladesh and UK.

      2^nd Generation: (1^st gen children’s): Mum / Amma or Matta (Bangla), Maternal Uncle = Maternal Aunt     / Mama = Khala or Moi (Bangla).   E,g: Boro Mama & your antis.    

     3^rd Generation: (2^nd  gen children’s): Brother =  Sister /  Apa =  Bhai (Bangla). E,g: It will be your boro mamas children’s.

      4^TH Generation: (3^rd gen children’s): Nephew = Niece /  Bhagna = Bhagni (Bangla), if they are older than you than call them Uncle / Mama (Bangla)  or Aunties /  Khala (Bangla) . E,g: It will be your boro mamas children’s children.

     5^TH Generation: (4th gen children’s):  Maternal Grand son = Maternal Grand daughter / Nati = Natni (Bangla), if they are older than you than called Brother / Bhai  = Sister / Apa or Bun. E,g: It will be your boro mamas children’s childrens children.

                                      

1^st: Nana - Maternal Grand father = Nani - Maternal Grand mother.

1^st: Nana – Maternal Grand father’s brothers =  Nani - Maternal Grand fathers brother’s wife or sisters.

2^nd: Mama – Maternal Uncles (Mums brother or cousins) = Khala or Moi – Maternal aunt, Mami - Maternal Uncles wife.

2^nd:  Khala or Moi - Maternal aunts = Mama or  Mouwa - Maternal aunts or Khalas Husband.

3^rd: Bhai (Cousins) – Maternal Uncles or Aunt Sons   = Bhabhi or Sister in law (Maternal Uncles or aunts sons wife).

3^rd: Apa (Cousins) – Maternal Uncle daughter = Dulabai (Brother in law) , Maternal older Uncles or Aunts daughters husband.

4^th: Bhagna (Nephew) – Maternal Cousins son = Bhagni (Niece) – Maternal Cousins daughter, Note: Mamas or Khalas sons or Daughters are in your cousins.

5^th: Nati (Maternal Grand son) – Maternal Nephew or Niece son = Natni (Maternal Grand Daughter) - Maternal Nephew or Niece daughter.

In law:

Father in law:  Wifes father / Sasur (Bangla).

Mother in law: Wifes Mother / Sasuri (Bangla).

Son’s wife: Daughter in law or Bou,(Bangla).

Daughter’s husband:  (Damand) Son in law.

Sister in law / Bhabi : older Brothers wife.

Brother in law / Dulabai: older Sister husband.

Grand son daughter in law = Grand son or Grand daughter  husband or wife / Nati Damand or Nati Bou.