Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

yi-wirmeng

Etymology

2sg-unknown

Definitions

#1

yi-wirmeng you are my na-kurrng ‘FZDS’, my brother, your father.

Check reciprocal as sometimes there is variation between yi-wirmeng and nga-wirmeng.

#2

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

Check reciprocal as sometimes there is variation between yi-wirmeng and nga-wirmeng.

#3

yi-wirmeng you are my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, my doydoyh ‘FFM(B), MMM(B) etc’, your makkah ‘FM(Z/B)’

Check reciprocal as sometimes there is variation between yi-wirmeng and nga-wirmeng.

#4

yi-wirmeng you are my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, my father, your brother.

Check reciprocal as sometimes there is variation between yi-wirmeng and nga-wirmeng.

#5

yi-wirmeng you are my skewed F (nganemodjarrkdorrinj FZS>F), my daughter your M.

Check reciprocal as sometimes there is variation between yi-wirmeng and nga-wirmeng.

#6

yi-wirmeng you are my skewed F (nganemodjarrkdorrinj FZS>F), my son your MB.

Check reciprocal as sometimes there is variation between yi-wirmeng and nga-wirmeng.

#7

yi-wirmeng you are my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, my doydoyh ‘FFM(B), MMM(B) etc’, your makkah ‘FM(Z/B)’

Check reciprocal as sometimes there is variation between yi-wirmeng and nga-wirmeng.