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Universal 1659: distinction of sex in the second descending generation ⇒ distinction of sex in the second ascending generation

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Universal 1659: distinction of sex in the second descending generation ⇒ distinction of sex in the second ascending generation

Original
Distinction of sex in the second descending generation implies the same distinction in the second ascending generation, but not vice versa.
Standardized
IF there is distinction of sex in the second descending generation, THEN there is the same distinction in the second ascending generation.
Keywords
kinship
Domain
lexicon
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
Gifford study of California kinship terminologies which contains kinship terminologies of approx. 80 California Indian groups, and approx. 40 additional terminologies from various parts of the world
Source
Greenberg 1966c: 82
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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