mata ki mata matamahi kahi gayi hai. vah mata ke saman hi poojit hoti hai. pramatamah ki patni ko pramatamahi samajhana chahiye. pramatamah ke pita ki stri vriddhapramatamahi janane yogy hai. pita ke bhaee ko pitrivy (taoo, chacha) aur mata ke bhaee ko matul (mama) kahate haian. pita ki bahin pitrishvasa (phua) kahi gayi hai aur mata ki bahin masuri (matrishvasa ya mausi). soonu, tanay, putr, dayad aur atmaj– ye bete ke arth mean paraspar paryayavachi shabd haian. apane se utpann hue purush (putr) ke arth mean dhanabhak aur viryaj shabd bhi prayukt hote haian. utpann ki gayi putri ke arth mean duhita, kanya aur atmaja shabd prachalit haian. putr ki patni ko vadhoo (bahoo) janana chahiye aur putri ke pati ko jamata (damad).
priyatam pati ke arth mean pati, priy, bharta aur svami adi shabd prayukt hote haian. pati ke bhaee ko devar kaha gaya hai aur pati ki bahin ko nananda (nanad), pati ke pita ko shvasur aur pati ki mata ko shvashru (sas) kahate haian. bharya, jaya, priya, kanta aur stri– ye patni ke arth mean prayukt hote haian. patni ke bhaee ko shyalak (sala) aur patni ki bahin ko shyalika (sali) kahate haian. patni ki mata ko shvashroo (sas) tatha patni ke pita ko shvasur kaha gaya hai. sage bhaee ko sodar aur sagi bahin ko sodara ya sahodara kahate haian. bahin ke bete ko bhaginey (bhagina ya bhanaja) kahate haian aur bhaee ke bete ko bhratrij (bhatija).
bahanoee ke arth mean abutt (bhaginikant aur bhaginipati) adi shabdoan ka prayog hota hai. sali ka pati (sadhoo) bhi apana bhaee hi hai; kyoanki donoan ke sasur ek haian. mune! shvasur ko bhi pita janana chahiye. vah janmadata pita ke hi tuly hai. annadata, bhay se raksha karane vala, patni ka pita, vidyadata aur janmadata– ye paanch manushyoan ke pita haian. annadata ki patni, bahin, guru-patni, mata, sauteli maan, beti, bahoo, nani, dadi, sas, mata ki bahin, pita ki bahin, chachi aur mami– ye chaudah mataean haian. putr ke putr ke arth mean pautr shabd ka prayog hota hai tatha usake bhi putr ke arth mean prapautr shabd ka. prapautr ke bhi jo putr adi haian, ve vanshaj tatha kulaj kahe gaye haian.