Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

kurrng ke

Etymology

ordinary kin term for 'poison cousin' MMBC/FZDC plus 'ke' postposition (can also be pre-positioned) 2nd person sg possessive 'your'

Definitions

#1

You are my fv:korlonj ‘man's child/woman’s brother’s child’, my fv:kakkak ‘MM’, your fv:ngal-kurrng ‘mother-in-law, MMBD’.

#2

You are my kangkinj 'wC, mZC', my kanjok (cross cousin), your ngal-kurrng 'mother-in-law'.

#3

You are my mamamh 'MF, MFZ', your ngal-kurrng 'mother-in-law', my doydoyh 'great grandkin' e.g. FFM, MMM