Bininj Kunwok
Triangular Kinship Terms

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Word Stem

kurrng ngarduk

Etymology

ordinary kin term for 'poison cousin' MMBC/FZDC plus ngarduk postposition (can also be pre-positioned) first person sg possessive 'my'

Definitions

#1

na-kurrng ngarduk you are my father, my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, your kakkak ‘MMB/ZDS’.

#2

na-kurrng ngarduk you are my FZ, my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, your kakkak ‘MMB’.

#3

na-kurrng ngarduk you are my mamamh ‘(B)DS’, my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, your kangkinj ‘ZS’ (male propositus). Reciprocal term = ke na-kurrng

#4

na-kurrng ngarduk you are my mother, my na-kurrng ‘MMBS’, your cross cousin (kanjok ‘MBS/FZS’).

#5

na-kurrng ngarduk you are my mamamh ‘(B)DC’, my na-kurrng ‘poison cousin’, your doydoyh ‘FFMB, MMMB’.