Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

bule ngarrku

Etymology

bule 'ashes' ngarrku '1dual inclu. POSS'

Definitions

#1

na-bule ngarrku you are my kangkinj ‘ZC’, my F/S, your skewed F (ngunemodjarrkdorrinj ‘FZS>F’). Reciprocal term = na-bule ngarrku

Father of one of us, skewed F of the other

#2

na-bule ngarrku you are my MB, my skewed F (nganemodjarrkdorrinj ‘FZS>F’), your F/S. Reciprocal term = na-bule ngarrku

We are an uncle nephew/niece pair. Father of one of us, skewed F of the other

#3

na-bule ngarrku you are my MB, my father, your skewed father (ngune-modjarrkdorrinj)

#4

na-bule ngarrku, you are my kangkinj mZC, my skewed F, your F