| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 14, 2000, 2:21 |
> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 21:10:19 -0400 > From: Nik <fortytwo@...>> Hmm, interesting. So, "tante" is the wife of *either* farbror *or* > morbror?> That's interesting. Uncles/aunts and grandparents are distinguished by > paternal/maternal, but not cousins?Right on both counts. Tante/onkel/kusine are loans from French, and so do not distinguish the sides of the family. F