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  2. Kinship terminology - Wikipedia

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    Kinship terminology is the system used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.Different societies classify kinship relations differently and therefore use different systems of kinship terminology; for example, some languages distinguish between consanguine and affinal uncles (i.e. the brothers of one's parents and the husbands of the sisters of ...

  3. Chinese kinship - Wikipedia

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    father's brother's daughter, younger than ego: 堂妹 tángmèi: first cousin: 3 4 -if married father's sister's son, older than ego: 表兄 biǎoxiōng: 姑表兄 gūbiǎoxiōng 表哥 biǎogē: first cousin: 5 father's sister's son, younger than ego: 表弟 biǎodì: 姑表弟 gūbiǎodì: first cousin: 5 father's sister's son's wife: 表嫂 ...

  4. Philippine kinship - Wikipedia

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    Philippine kinship uses the generational system in kinship terminology to define family. It is one of the most simple classificatory systems of kinship. One's genetic relationship or bloodline is often overridden by the desire to show proper respect that is due in the Philippine culture to age and the nature of the relationship, which are considered more important.

  5. Niece and nephew - Wikipedia

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    In the lineal kinship system used in the English-speaking world, a niece or nephew is a child of an individual's sibling or sibling-in-law.A niece is female and a nephew is male, and they would call their parents' siblings aunt or uncle.

  6. Hokkien honorifics - Wikipedia

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    elder sister female suffix Mary-chí: The honorific chí or ché is usually added right after one's name, and it shows a "sister-like" respect. hiaⁿ: 兄: elder brother male suffix John-hiaⁿ: The honorific hiaⁿ is usually added right after one's name, and it shows a "brother-like" respect. iâ: 爺: father, master male suffix

  7. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3]

  8. 78 father-daughter quotes that speak to their unbreakable bond

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    These father-daughter quotes celebrate the sweet bond between dads and their little girls. Find emotional and funny sayings from musicians, authors and poets. 78 father-daughter quotes that speak ...

  9. Daughter language - Wikipedia

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    English is a daughter language of Old English, which is a daughter language of Proto-Germanic, which is a daughter language of Proto-Indo-European. [3] Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian are all daughter languages of Latin, which is a daughter language of Proto-Italic, which is a daughter language of Proto-Indo-European. [4]