Status not stated

Tate, meme, tatekulu, meekulu

Father, mother, grandfather, grandmother — with kuku beside them, and a mother’s brother who may himself be called meme. The terms differ slightly in Oshimbadja, Oshimbaanhu, and Oshikwanyama, which the author treats separately.

Who: Children and adults in address
When: Whenever kin are named
Where: All dialects, with Oshimbadja, Oshimbaanhu, and Oshikwanyama noted apart
Why: Respect is grammatical.

The author’s paper does not say whether this is still practised today, so no status is shown.

Summarised from Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi’s Kinship terms and customs and Clan System.

This is a doorway, not the full account. The complete description stays with Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi until he releases it. Read it in his books.