Re: Words for family groups

On Thu, 20 May 1999, FFlores wrote:

>    "A is the father of B"
>    "B is the son of A"
> ==> "A and B are *X"
> I'd like to know if this sounds likely and natural
> (if some natlang has it, preferably).
At least it sounds as if it should exist, if it doesn't. Very useful
kinship term.

Dutch doesn't even have a word for "siblings" (conversely, Valdyan
has only a word for "sibling", not for "brother" or "sister").

There should also a word for what your parents are of your
parents-in-law, I think.

   Irina


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