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There is no separate term for the father's brother , the term ' father ' being used instead . There are separate but historically related terms for ' mother ' and ' mother's sister ' , but although earlier descriptions kept these ...
There is no separate term for the father's brother , the term ' father ' being used instead . There are separate but historically related terms for ' mother ' and ' mother's sister ' , but although earlier descriptions kept these ...
Page 252
Affines nemešo ma ' my father - in - law ' , voc . nemešome ( 57 ) ( 58 ) nohkoma ' my mother - in - law ' , voc . no'hkome ( 59 ) nihta wa ' my brother - in - law ( man speaking ) ' ; owihta'wiwa AI , AI + O ' he has ( him as ) a ...
Affines nemešo ma ' my father - in - law ' , voc . nemešome ( 57 ) ( 58 ) nohkoma ' my mother - in - law ' , voc . no'hkome ( 59 ) nihta wa ' my brother - in - law ( man speaking ) ' ; owihta'wiwa AI , AI + O ' he has ( him as ) a ...
Page 257
Some additional types of expressions used to specify kin are exemplified by the following : ( 90 ) no - sa - ta'taki ' my father's brother ' ( lit. , ' my “ kind - of ” father ' ; cf. no'sa ' father , father's brother ' ) ( 91 ) no sa ...
Some additional types of expressions used to specify kin are exemplified by the following : ( 90 ) no - sa - ta'taki ' my father's brother ' ( lit. , ' my “ kind - of ” father ' ; cf. no'sa ' father , father's brother ' ) ( 91 ) no sa ...
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