Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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murlebe

Etymology

murlebe is not semantically analysable + noun class prefix

Definitions

#1

ngal-murlebe you are my makkah ‘(Z)SD’, my (Z)SD, your sister.

#2

na-murlebe you are my mother, my mother’s sister, your sibling.

#3

na-murlebe you are my ZDS, my kakkak ‘MMBSD’, your mawah ‘FFZ’.

#4

na-murlebe you are my korlonj ‘BC’, my father’s sister, your mawah ‘FFZ’.

Note that there are two synonyms used in this context, 1. na-mawahwarre and also 2. berlenghkowarre.

#5

ngal-murlebe you are my BIL, my wife, your sister.

#6

ngal-murlebe you are my FZ, my FZ, your sister.

#7

ngal-murlebe you are my husband, my sister-in-law, your sister.

#8

ngal-murlebe you are my kakkak 'DC' (female ego), my DD, your sister.

#9

ngal-murlebe you are my mamamh ‘(B)DC’, my mamamh, your sister.

#10

ngal-murlebe you are my MM, my MM, your sister.

#11

ngal-murlebe you are my mother, my mother, your sister.

Wonder why the reciprocal has an affinal suffix -warre.

#12

ngal-murlebe you are my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, my mother-in-law, your sister.

Note that the reciprocal term = berlenghko if classificatory mother-in-law, but ‘ngalbolkdjamu’ if actual MIL.

#13

ngal-murlebe you are my skewed F (nganemodjarrkdorrinj FZS>F), my skewed FZ (nganemodjarrkdorrinj FZD>FZ), your sister.

#14

ngal-murlebe you are my ZDS, my kakkak ‘ZDD’ your sister

#15

You are my fv:kakkak ‘mother’s mother's brother’, my fv:kakkak ‘mother’s mother’, your sister.