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Universal 1657:

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Universal 1657:

Original
All systems distinguish male and female parent by separate terms even though very frequently other kin types are included in the referents of both.
Standardized
All systems distinguish male and female parent by separate terms even though very frequently other kin types are included in the referents of both.
Keywords
kinship
Domain
lexicon
Type
unconditional
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: 74
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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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