Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

mawahmeng

Etymology

mawah 'FF/mSC, wBSC' and formative -me (intransitive verb theme) plus -ng past tense.yi-mawahmeng

Definitions

#1

I am your father, my fv:mawah ‘SC’, your fv:korlonj ‘man’s child, woman’s brother’s child’.

#2

You are my mother, my fv:kanjok ‘cross cousin’, your fv:korlonj ‘brother’s child’.

#3

nga-mawahmeng I am your father, my mawah ‘SC’, your korlonj ‘mS/D, wBS, wBD’.

#4

nga-mawahmeng you are my mother, my cross cousin, your brother’s child.

Interesting skewing here, “my cross-cousin is my grandkin” when addressing one’s mother.