Instructions: Here are some Teop phrases. See if you’re able to crack the code and solve (7) and (8). Using the new information given in (9) and (10), try solving (11) and (12).

1. vavinane Pitaa - Peter’s sister
2. vavinane Mere - Mary’s brother
3. keara te Mere - Mary’s sister
4. keara te Pitaa - Peter’s brother
5. vavinanae - his sister, her brother
6. Rutu - Ruth
7. .......................... - Ruth’s brother
8. .......................... - Ruth’s sister
9. iaa te Pitaa - Peter’s mum
10. iaa teve - his mum, her mum
11. .......................... - her sister
12. .......................... - his brother

Translation food for thought: Read the verses below and decide whether ‘keara’ or ‘vavinana’ should be used to translate ‘brother/sister’.

Luke 10:39 (NIV) She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.

Mark 6:3 (NIV) Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?”