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  2. 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] Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear distinction between the blood relations and affinal ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Niece and nephew - Wikipedia

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    Also called great-nephew / great-niece. [21] A half-niece or half-nephew is the child of one's half-sibling, related by 12.5%. [22] [23] In some cultures and family traditions, it is common to refer to cousins with one or more removals to a newer generation using some form of the word niece or nephew. For more information see cousin.

  5. Cousin - Wikipedia

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    The terms cousin-uncle/aunt and cousin-niece/nephew are sometimes used to describe the direction of the removal of the relationship, [7] especially in Mennonite, [8] Indian, and Pakistani [citation needed] families. These terms relate to a first cousin once removed, uncle/aunt referring to an older generation and niece/nephew for younger ones.

  6. What’s a Second Cousin vs. Second Cousin Once Removed? - AOL

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    First, second, and third cousins (and so on unto infinity cousins) are an equal number of generations removed from the common ancestor. First cousins are both the second generation removed from ...

  7. Consanguinity - Wikipedia

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    Double first cousins are descended from two pairs of siblings, and have the same genetic similarity as half-siblings. In unions between double first cousins, the highest inbreeding coefficients are reached, with an (F) of 0.125, for example among Arabs and uncle-niece marriages in South India.

  8. Viral video documents the sweetest relationship between an ...

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    In many ways, Rhodes knows exactly what his niece and nephew need. "He has this deep sense of empathy and understanding. He just knows when something's not right. He has a really good sense for ...

  9. Avunculate marriage - Wikipedia

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    In an uncle–niece or a double first cousin marriage, the couple is assumed to have inherited 1/4 of their genes from a common ancestor, whereas in first cousin unions the assumption is that the couple has inherited 1/8 of their genes from a common ancestor, and for a second cousin couple the comparable proportion is 1/32.