Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

kurndje

Etymology

unclear, no equivalent in ordinary language

Definitions

#1

na-kurndje I am your father, my elder brother, your father.

#2

na-kurndje I am your FZ, my brother, your father.

#3

na-kurndje you are my mamamh ‘MF(Z)’, my brother, your mamamh.

#4

na-kurndje you are my mawah ‘SC’, my brother, your mawah ‘FF’.

#5

na-kurndje you are my skewed F (nganemodjarrkdorrinj FZS>F), my brother (younger or older), your skewed son (MBS>S).

#6

na-kurndje you are my son (male propositus), my brother, your father’s brother.