affinity

kinship

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Australian Aboriginal social relations

  • Aboriginal people of Galiwnku Island in Australia
    In Australian Aboriginal peoples: Kinship, marriage, and the family

    Affines (relatives by marriage) were often classified with consanguineal (blood) relatives, and certain terms indicated potential spouses or affines. Relationships between actual brothers and sisters were often restricted and involved some form of avoidance. The most outstanding avoidance relationship was between a man and his…

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