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Variation in Australian Sibling Terminologies.

  • Published In: Oceania, 2025, v. 95, n. 1. P. 21 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Keen, Ian 3 of 3

Abstract

Standard typologies of Australian Aboriginal kinship systems recognize half a dozen main types of kin terminology. An examination of sibling terminologies recorded in the Austkin database, however, reveals much more variation in the forms of kin classification than is implied by those typologies. The article examines diversity in the forms of sibling terminologies, their relationship to the broad types of kin terminologies and the languages in which they appear, and the spatial distribution of these patterns. In a notable feature, the distribution of forms of kin terminologies tends to cut across language boundaries. The general picture is one of considerable variation, reflecting the age and variety of Australian languages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Oceania. 2025/03, Vol. 95, Issue 1, p21
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0029-8077
  • DOI:10.1002/ocea.5424
  • Accession Number:184573925
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