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==Family life - '''inlu | ==Family life - '''inlu kavata'''== | ||
*Children are named after items found in nature (star, flower, bird, ''etc.'') or after human attributes (strength, joy, ''etc.''). The prefix '''vo-''' may be used to indicate resemblance, ''e.g.'', '''vovilo''', like a bird. The prefix '''i-''' may be used with to indicate full of a quality, ''e.g.'', '''ilelesu''', beautiful. | *Children are named after items found in nature (star, flower, bird, ''etc.'') or after human attributes (strength, joy, ''etc.''). The prefix '''vo-''' may be used to indicate resemblance, ''e.g.'', '''vovilo''', like a bird. The prefix '''i-''' may be used with to indicate full of a quality, ''e.g.'', '''ilelesu''', beautiful. | ||
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:::'''yim ńohi''', sister. | :::'''yim ńohi''', sister. | ||
*Other relations are translated by modifying one of these four with another, ''e.g.'', "aunt" is rendered as '''wana yim ńohi''', father sister, or '''wińa yim ńohi''', mother sister. | *Other relations are translated by modifying one of these four with another, ''e.g.'', "aunt" is rendered as '''wana yim ńohi''', father sister, or '''wińa yim ńohi''', mother sister. | ||
*With respect to marriage, '''tava''', marry, is used; '''(tava) | *With respect to marriage, '''tava''', marry, is used; '''(tava) waka''', husband, and '''(tava) nuvo''', wife. | ||
*Inlaws are named with the modifying noun; '''nuvo wana''', father-in-law. | *Inlaws are named with the modifying noun; '''nuvo wana''', father-in-law. | ||
[[Valware - 5. Customs]] | [[Valware - 5. Customs]] | ||
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Pronunciation table
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| IPA | /a/ | /e/ | /φ/ | /h/ | /i/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /β/ | /w/ | /j/ |
Family life - inlu kavata
- Children are named after items found in nature (star, flower, bird, etc.) or after human attributes (strength, joy, etc.). The prefix vo- may be used to indicate resemblance, e.g., vovilo, like a bird. The prefix i- may be used with to indicate full of a quality, e.g., ilelesu, beautiful.
Family size - inlu layata
- The Nuńwu village (wiye) consists of several families.
- Nuńwu families (inlu) will have from two to four children (yanla). The family unit consists of the father (wana) and mother (wińa) and their minor children. If the father is the oldest son (fen leti sin yanla), he may also have his parents (sole) living with them.
Inheritance - nolu felita
- The Nuńwu have an ambilineal society. Sons inherit their father's belongings; daughters inherit their mother's belongings.
Kinship system - luwa tuńwi
- The kinship system used by the Nuńwu is very simple. There are only two generations, parent and child. A person refers to all females of his parents' generation as "Mother" and all of the males as "Father". In the child's generation, all brothers and male cousins are referred to as "Brother", all sisters and female cousins as "Sister".
- Four words are used to describe these familial relations.
- wana, father.
- wińa, mother.
- yanla, child.
- sin yanla, son.
- yim yanla, daughter.
- ńohi, sibling
- sin ńohi, brother.
- yim ńohi, sister.
- Other relations are translated by modifying one of these four with another, e.g., "aunt" is rendered as wana yim ńohi, father sister, or wińa yim ńohi, mother sister.
- With respect to marriage, tava, marry, is used; (tava) waka, husband, and (tava) nuvo, wife.
- Inlaws are named with the modifying noun; nuvo wana, father-in-law.
