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Word Stem |
murlahkowarre |
Etymology |
ordinary kin term for one's mother's elder sister plus ko- dyad suffix, plus affinal/avoidance -warre suffix |
Definitions |
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#1 |
murlahkowarre you are my C (female propositus), my sister, your mother. Why the -warre suffix. Why not just murlah as there is no affinal or avoidance relationship involved. Could understand if a male propositus. |
#2 |
murlahkowarre synonym = berlenghkowarre you are my kangkinj ‘ZC’, my sister, your MeZ. The -warre suffix refers to cross-sex sibling reference, your elder mother who is my cross-sex sibling, thus dicentric. |
#3 |
murlahkowarre also variant murlonghkowarre you are my child (female ego), my sister, your mother’s sibling. Not sure why the -warre suffix, unless this term applies generally for both male and female speaker. Could be because it is the speaker’s sister, thus dicentric. |