Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

benja

Etymology

unclear, possibly related to 'beng'

Definitions

#1

ngal-benja, my younger sister (woman speaker), your younger sister (male addressee), you are my younger brother. A sysnonym is ngal-benjawarre where the -warre suffix marks the tabooed nature of the brother-sister relationship.

#2

ngal-benja you are my younger brother (female speaker), my younger sister, your younger sister