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Word Stem |
kiwalak |
Etymology |
na- male noun class prefix plus possibly ke 'your' balak 'poison cousin/-kurrng' |
Definitions |
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#1 |
na-kiwalak, you are my kangkinj ‘ZC’, my skewed ‘F’ (e.g. FZS>F, nganemodjarrkdorrinj), your na-kurrng ‘MMBS’. na-kiwalak = ‘your balak, your na-kurrng’ therefore tucentric. |
#2 |
na-kiwalak you are my mawah ‘FF’, my F(B), your son. Seems to possibly illustrate the superclass of father/son patricouple and poison cousin couple or na-kurrng. |
#3 |
na-kiwalak you are my MM, my F, your BS (or classificatory na-kurrng ‘MMBS’). Demonstrates superclass of a patriline child and na-kurrng ‘poison cousin’. |
#4 |
na-kiwalak you are my MM, my skewed F (FZS/MBS>F), your cross-cousin/MMBDS. Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, a na-kurrng and a cross cousin skewed to father ‘your balak’ |
#5 |
na-kiwalak you are my MMB, my F, your na-kurrng ‘MMBSSS’. Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, and na-kurrng. na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba |
#6 |
na-kiwalak you are my MMB, my skewed father (cross cousin FZS>F, MBS>F), your kanjok ‘brother-in-law’. Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, a na-kurrng and a cross cousin skewed to father ‘your balak’ na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba |
#7 |
na-kiwalak your are my MM, my (I am male) S, your DSS (also BS or F). Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F/S/BS, and na-kurrng. na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba |
#8 |
na-kiwalak you are my yB (male propositus), our skewed father (nganemodjarrkdorrinj FZS>F). Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, a na-kurrng and a cross cousin skewed to father ‘your balak’. Also shows that the gender prefix na- does not exclusively index tucentricity but in this case ‘our joint kin X’ due to sibling equivalence. na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba |