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Darmisan Kinship Terms


Primitive Terms

dor do-father
mu mu-mother
spo -nbrother
pras pra-sister
kas ka-husband
shu shu-wife
trin tri-son or daughter
zhur zhu-son
zha zha-daughter
bordor bo-grandfather
bormu bo-grandmother
borzhur bo-grandson
borpras bo-granddaughter
bron bro-paternal uncle
brona bro-paternal aunt
dasma dro-maternal uncle
dasmana dro-maternal aunt
ber be-paternal nephew
berna be-paternal niece
dermi de-maternal nephew
dermina de-maternal niece
bresni bre-paternal male cousin
bresnina bre-paternal female cousin
desni de-maternal male cousin
desnina de-maternal female cousin

The feminine suffix na is non-productive; it's only used for kinship terms.

Cousins and In-laws

Second, third, etc. cousins are indicated as in English, with zreshron, "second", foshroen, "third", etc.

Children and parents of cousins and spouses are indicated with the preposition presha, "from". So one's first cousin once removed, if she's the daughter of one's paternal uncle's son, would be zha presha bresni, and if she's the female maternal cousin of one's mother, would be desnina presha mu. One's brother-in-law, if he's the brother of one's wife, would be spo presha shu, and if he's the husband of one's sister, would be kas presha pras.


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