Re: OT: Language & clans? Re: OT: Ukraine

Doug Dee wrote:

>In a message dated 11/30/2004 3:32:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>jcowan@REUTERSHEALTH.COM writes:
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>>It's probably true that all kinship systems have distinct terms for
>>father, mother, son, daughter, brother, and sister,
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>I seem to recall that there are some languages that have words for "same-sex
>sibling" and "opposite-sex sibling" instead of "brother" and "sister."
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I need to learn one of those. I have incredible difficulties with
phrases like 'I'm her [pause while I try to work it out] brother'. I'm
not much good with sex-specific terms... I blame my mother, she was a
feminist.

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Tristan.