Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

karrng

Etymology

maybe related to ordinary vocative kin term for mother karrang > karrng plus male noun class prefix which indexes a mother's brother

Definitions

#1

na-karrng you are my kakkak 'DC' (female ego), my son, your MB.

#2

na-karrng you are my mamamh ‘DC’, my son, your MB. Reciprocal term = ngadjadj

#3

na-karrng you are my MM, my ZS, your MB.

#4

na-karrng, you are my wife, my na-kurrng, your MB.

#5

na-karrng, you are my ZDS, my MB, your doydoyh ‘FFM(B), MMM(B) etc’.

#6

na-karrng, you are my ZDS, my MB, your ZS.

#7

na-karrng, you are my ZDS, my ZS, your MB.

#8

na-karrng, synonym = na-karrngburrk, you are my BIL, my na-kurrng, your MB. Reciprocal term = ngadjadj/na-bingok (latter if actual addressee’s na-kurrng)

#9

na-karrng, synonym = ngadjadj, you are my mawah ‘FF’, my MB, your MB (also your SwB).