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Hello from a longtime fan of Katanda and Nasendi, and now Latenkwa. One thing I suddenly noticed the other day is that there is apparently no way to render the English words "aunt" and "uncle" properly. ie, an "aunt" is either "the sister of a parent" OR "the wife of a brother of a parent". Ditto for such expressions as "sister-in-law", which can mean "the wife of a brother" or "the sister of one's spouse". Of course, English's kinship terms are, as I understand it, quirky enough that one might not feel the need to incorporate them in a general system; but they could cause the translator to hiccup.