Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

yabok

Etymology

yabok 'Z'

Definitions

#1

ngal-yabok I am your aunty ‘FZ’, my BD, your elder sister.

#2

ngal-yabok you are my BIL, my makkah ‘FM’, your sister or your mawah ‘FFZ’

#3

ngal-yabok you are my child (male propositus), my daughter, your sister.

#4

ngal-yabok you are my kangkinj ZS (male propositus), my kangkinj ZD, your sister.

#5

ngal-yabok you are my mamamh ‘MF(Z)’, my makkah ‘FM’, your sister (because addressee and referent are in a ‘kukudji’ relationship meaning they have different mothers of different subsections but one father).

#6

ngal-yabok you are my mawah ‘SC’, my mawah ‘SD’, your sister.

#7

ngal-yabok you are my na-kurrng ‘FZDC’, my mother-in-law, your sister.