Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

djum

Etymology

ordinary kin term, usually vocative for a man addressing a sister

Definitions

#1

ngaldjum you are my MMB, my sister, your kakkak ‘ZDD’.

The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist).

#2

ngal-djum you are my eB (male propositus), my Z, your Z. Reciprocal = ngaldjum

The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist).

#3

ngaldjum you are my yB (male propositus), my Z, your Z.

The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist).

#4

ngaldjum you are my MB, my sister, your ZD (male propositus).

The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist). The synonym is also a term used by a male to refer to their sister wayarra ‘ghost’, yeng ‘sickness, tabooed thing’.

#5

ngaldjum you are my mother, my sister, your daughter (female propositus). Reciprocal term = yabok

The entry is under the root -djum, but the ngal- prefix seems no longer productive (*na-djum does not exist). The synonym is also a term used by a male to refer to their sister wayarra ‘ghost’, yeng ‘sickness, tabooed thing’.

#6

ngal-djum, you are my mawah mSC, my sister, your mawah FFZ