Re: New Arvorec words

jesse stephen bangs wrote:

> I hadn't thought about much of this before this thread came up, but all of
> these conditions are inevitable with the cultural foundations I've already
> designed.  When your whole society centers around family, a lifestyle that
> produces no children can hardly be tolerated.
Not necessarily.  It depends on what the culture considers to be the primary function of
families--to produce children, or to raise children.  In Tokana society, the term "kelesatha" (=
"family", lit. "those under one roof") is applied to any group of two or more adults who have
chosen to raise children together.  It doesn't matter whether the children are the biological
offspring of members of the kelesatha, or are adopted, as long as the belong to the same
matrilineal clan as one of the members.  Homosexual couples are allowed to form
kelesatha--usually in partnership with a heterosexual couple, but sometimes on their own.

Matt.