x1 is in relation x4 with x2 to the x3th degree; x1 is x3 nodes before x2 in the sequence such that every element thereof and the next element are linked by the relation x4; x1 is [ that which is in relation x4 with ] (repeat x3 times the part between brackets) x2
X ki'inmoi Y li ci lo ka ce'u ce'u pendo = X is a friend of a friend of a friend of Y (so a "third degree friend"). X ki'inmoi Y li vo lo ka ce'u ce'u mamta = X is the mother of the mother of the mother of the mother of Y; X is [the mother of]×4 Y.