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Appendix:D

APPENDIX D
NAKARATTAR KINSHIP TERMS

 
The following abbreviations are used for analytic terms:
F father
M mother
B brother
Z sister
H husband
W wife
S son
D daughter
o older
y younger
* Term combines with periya to indicate kin type older than linking term in question.
# Term combines with cinna to indicate kin type younger than linking term in question.
 
Second Ascending Generation and Above
1. kilavan HFFFF, HFFF, or eldest living male in a lineage
2. kilavi HFFFM, HFFM, or eldest living female in a lineage
3. muppattan FFFF, MFFF, etc.
4. muppatti FFFM, MFFM, etc.
5. pattan FFF, MFF, etc.
6. patti FFF, MFF, etc.
7. aiyah FF, MF, WFF, etc.
8. appatwal FM
9. ayal MM
First Ascending Generation
10. appacci (*#) F, FB
11. attal (*#) M, MZ
 
12. amman, (*#) MB (classificatory)
12a. mamakkarar MB, WF, HF
12b. maman, mamanar WF, HF
12c. taymaman, simultaneously MB and WF; reported non-Nakarattar usage (see Burkhart 1978; Tambiah 1973a)
13. aittai (*#) FZ, HM, WM
13a. ammamunti MBW
Ego's Generation
14. annan oB
15. tampi yB
16. acci oZ
17. tankacci yZ
18. attan MBS, FZS, oZH (if older than ego)
19. maittunan MBS, FZS, yZH, WB
20. aitiyanti MBD, FZS (whether older or younger than ego)
21. pentir, pentatti W
22. kanavan H
23. koluntanar (*#) HB
24. nattanar (*#) HZ
25. koluntiyal (*#) WZ
26. cakalai WZH (co-brothers-in-law)
27. koluntar pentir, koluntanavanti HBW (co-sisters-in-law)
28. cakalattiyal co-wives (of one husband)
29. campantiyar SWF, SWM, DHF, DHM
  (campantiyan m) (co-parents-in-law)
  (campantiyal f)  
First Descending Generation
30. makan S
31. makal D
32. marumakan WBSf oZS, yZs
32a. mappillai DH
33. marumakal WBD
Second Descending Generation
34. peran SS, DS
35. petti SD, DD
Sample Compound ("Descriptive") Terms
21a. anna pentir, oBW
  (anna minti)  
21b. tampi pentir yBW
23a. acci koluntanar ZHB
24a. acci natanar ZHZ
19a. annan maittunan BWB
25a. annan koluntiyal BWZ
30a. annan makan oBS
30b. tampi makan yBS
 
30e. koluntanar makan HBS
30f. nattanar makan HZS
30h. koluntiyal makan WZS
31a. annan makal oBD
31b. tampi makal yBD
31c. acci makal oZD
31d. tankacci makal yZD
31e. koluntanar makal HBD
31f. nattanar makal HZD
31h. koluntiyal makal WZD
35a. acci petti FZDD (if older than ego)
35b. tankacci petti FZDD (if younger than ego)

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