Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms
ngal-beyngu
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Word Stem |
beyngu |
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Etymology |
bey 'child of patriline' plus archaic (still Dalabon) possessive suffix -ngu '2sgPOSS |
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#1 |
ngal-beyngu you are my aunty ‘FZ’, my sister, your BD. Reciprocal term = ngal-djakerr (if referent is addressee’s younger sister), ngal-yabok (if referent is addressee’s elder sister) |
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#2 |
ngal-beyngu you are my father, my sister, your daughter. Reciprocal term = ngalyabok |