Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

mamamh ngarduk

Etymology

ordinary term for MF(Z) and reciprocal, wBDC/mDC with first person possessive pronoun 'my mamamh'

Definitions

#1

mamamh ngarduk, you are my cross-cousin/BIL, my M, your MIL.

When refering to the hearer’s MIL, one calls one’s own mother, ‘my mamamh’.

#2

mamamh ngarduk, you are my BIL, my MB, your na-kurrng ‘MMBS’.

When refering to the hearer’s MIL, one calls one’s own mother/MB, ‘my mamamh’.

#3

mamamh ngarduk, you are my MB, my MF, your na-kurrng.