Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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murlah

Etymology

ordinary kin term for one's mother's elder sister

Definitions

#1

murlah, you are my MB, my murlah ‘MeZ’, your sister. Reciprocal term = murlahkowarre or berlenghkowarre

Egocentric reference when addressing one’s mother or MB