Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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djumu

Etymology

unknown

Definitions

#1

ngal-djumu, you are my father, my aunty ‘FZ’, your sister.

#2

ngal-djumu, you are my kakkak 'DD' (female ego), my DD, your younger sister.

This term was extrapolated from record 215. Needs checking.

#3

ngal-djumu you are my makkah ‘(Z)SD’, my (Z)SD, your sister.

Kin relationship is isosceles-like in that the speaker has same relationship with hearer and the referent i.e. speaker is grandparent and hearer and referent are sibling grandchildren

This female term was extrapolated from the male referent in record 215. Needs checking.

#4

ngal-djumu you are my mamamh ‘(B)DD’, my mamamh (B)DD, your sister.

Kin relationship is isosceles-like in that the speaker has same relationship with hearer and the referent i.e. speaker is grandparent and hearer and referent are sibling grandchildren

Speaker could be male or female.

#5

ngal-djumu you are my skewed daughter (MBD>D), your sister (younger or older), my skewed daughter (MBD>D).

This entry is an extrapolation based on entry 225. Needs checking.

Need also to check if this term ngal-djumu would be used for:
you are my skewed daughter (MBD>D), your brother (younger or older), my skewed daughter (MBD>D).

#6

na-djumu you are my ZDD, my kakkak ‘ZDD’, your sister

#7

ngal-djumu you are my father, my aunty ‘FZ’, your sister. Reciprocal term = morlohkowarre, berlonghkowarre