Re: kinship terms (was Re: The pitfall of Chinese/Mandarin_

From: "Anton Sherwood" <bronto@...>

> Is there a word in any language for "father's second wife's former
> husband's adopted daughter"?  I doubt it -- and yet I can say it with
> the limited vocabulary of English.
Come to think of it, does anyone's conlang have a word for "mother's
cousin's husband' sister"? This particular relationship has seen active
usage in my family, and the woman in question is a moderately famous
singer, having sung in the Eurovision song contest.

--
Fabian
Teach a man what to think, and he'll think as long as you watch him. Teach
a man how to think, and he'll think you're playing mind games.

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