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Such a system is characterized by three peculiarities: | Such a system is characterized by three peculiarities: | ||
* the children of | * the children of Ego's mother's sister(s), as well as any maternal halfsibling, are referred to with the same terms used for biological siblings. In the traditional societal structure, they all belong to the same clan as Ego. Marriage between the Ego and such cousins is taboo and prohibited by law; | ||
* the children of | * the children of Ego's father's sister(s) are referred to with a set of "cousin" terms; they all belong to the same clan as Ego's father; | ||
* the children of either parent's brother(s), as well as any paternal halfsibling, are referred to with another, simpler set of "cousin" terms; in traditional perspective, they belong to other clans, with no relationship to Ego<ref>Especially in ancient times, there was some regional variation, as cousins through one's mother's brother are secondarily part of Ego's primary clan, and this was deemed an important distinction in certain areas.</ref>. | * the children of either parent's brother(s), as well as any paternal halfsibling, are referred to with another, simpler set of "cousin" terms; in traditional perspective, they belong to other clans, with no relationship to Ego<ref>Especially in ancient times, there was some regional variation, as cousins through one's mother's brother are secondarily part of Ego's primary clan, and this was deemed an important distinction in certain areas.</ref>. | ||
The traditional clanic structure is also reflected by the fact that in Archaic Dundulanyä the same word could mean both "father" and - even more commonly, in earlier times - "mother's brother". In some areas it is still common to call one's mother's brother, as long as he's unmarried, with the same word used for "father".<br/> | The traditional clanic structure is also reflected by the fact that in Archaic Dundulanyä the same word could mean both "father" and - even more commonly, in earlier times - "mother's brother". In some areas it is still common to call one's mother's brother, as long as he's unmarried, with the same word used for "father".<br/> | ||