Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

wirmeng

Etymology

nga- '1sg pronominal verbal prefix' -wirmeng underived (-me intrans. v thematic formative)

Definitions

#1

nga-wirmeng you are my na-kurrng ‘FZDC’, my ZC (male propositus), your makkah ‘FM(B)’ or mamamh ‘MF(Z/B)’.

#2

nga-wirmeng you are my na-kurrng ‘FZDS’, my ZDC (male propositus), your child (man’s child).

#3

nga-wirmeng you are my skewed son (MBS>S), my M, your korlonj child (son or daughter).