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 ��AN AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.

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Native words. Eijuivalents.

A man calls an ddur hrotlutr. . . kagog. . . elder brother.

,, is called in return bunam. . younger brother.

A man calls a younyer hrothnr. . bunam. . ,,

,, is called in return kagog. . . elder brother.

A man calls any sisUr nunnag. . sister.

„ is called in i-etuiii Ijunam. . brother.

A woman calls any hrotJier .... bunam. . brother.

,, is called in return. . . nunnag. . sister.

A woman calls an elder sister. . . nunnag. . elder sister.

„ is called in return. . . yirgag. . . younger sister.

A woman c&\\&?i. younger sister. yirgag. . . ,,

,, is called in return. . . nunnag. . elder sister.

��A blackf calls a male cousin „ ^ „ a female „ she is called in retiirn. . . he

��yirabiig or kujarug. ^ ^ yirabiig-gun or kujarug-gun. g. yirabug or kujarug. j ~

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Grand relationshijfs.

A grandchildf calls a (jrand/ather, and is called by him naijog. ,, ,, father's mother, ,, ,, her kummi.

,, „ mother's „ „ ,, ,, baibug.

t \Miether male or female.

(4.)

A man calls his wife, his wife's sister, and some others. nubuggun.

,, is called by them in return nubug.

A man calls his v:ife's father women.

,, calls his ivife's mother bogai.

,, is called by them in return Avomen.

Other terms for relations-in-law are — weog, cumbug, yamljiiru. Such relationships are very complicated, and require to he specially investigated.

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When there is no specific term for a relationship, the terms foi- 'brother' and 'sister' are used ; for instance — a great-grandfather is called kagog, 'elder brother,' and in reply to a male he says bunam, 'younger brother.'

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