Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

beyngu

Etymology

bey 'child of patriline' plus archaic (still Dalabon) possessive suffix -ngu '2sgPOSS

Definitions

#1

na-beyngu you are my aunty ‘FZ’, my brother, your korlonj ‘BS’. Reciprocal term = na-kokok (if referent is addressee’s elder brother), na-djakerr (if referent is addressee’s younger brother)

Ego talking to aunty and refers to his brother and says, ‘your son (patriline)’

#2

na-beyngu you are my father, my younger brother, your son. Reciprocal term = na-djakerr

#3

na-beyngu you are my mamamh ‘(B)DC, my younger brother, your mamamh.

Could be tucentric because your mamamh is also same as cross-cousin who can be skewed to your F/C