Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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kiwalak

Etymology

na- male noun class prefix plus possibly ke 'your' balak 'poison cousin/-kurrng'

Definitions

#1

na-kiwalak, you are my kangkinj ‘ZC’, my skewed ‘F’ (e.g. FZS>F, nganemodjarrkdorrinj), your na-kurrng ‘MMBS’.

na-kiwalak = ‘your balak, your na-kurrng’ therefore tucentric.

#2

na-kiwalak you are my mawah ‘FF’, my F(B), your son.

Seems to possibly illustrate the superclass of father/son patricouple and poison cousin couple or na-kurrng.

#3

na-kiwalak you are my MM, my F, your BS (or classificatory na-kurrng ‘MMBS’).

Demonstrates superclass of a patriline child and na-kurrng ‘poison cousin’.

#4

na-kiwalak you are my MM, my skewed F (FZS/MBS>F), your cross-cousin/MMBDS.

Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, a na-kurrng and a cross cousin skewed to father ‘your balak’

#5

na-kiwalak you are my MMB, my F, your na-kurrng ‘MMBSSS’.

Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, and na-kurrng.

na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba

#6

na-kiwalak you are my MMB, my skewed father (cross cousin FZS>F, MBS>F), your kanjok ‘brother-in-law’.

Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, a na-kurrng and a cross cousin skewed to father ‘your balak’

na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba

#7

na-kiwalak your are my MM, my (I am male) S, your DSS (also BS or F).

Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F/S/BS, and na-kurrng.

na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba

#8

na-kiwalak you are my yB (male propositus), our skewed father (nganemodjarrkdorrinj FZS>F).

Demonstrates terminological equivalence for the superclass of a F, a na-kurrng and a cross cousin skewed to father ‘your balak’. Also shows that the gender prefix na- does not exclusively index tucentricity but in this case ‘our joint kin X’ due to sibling equivalence.

na-kiwalak/ngal-kiwalak appears to be in an immutable reciprocal of na-babba/ngal-babba