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Notes for Ndo.'_do n_go.'s nima.'sma "MOTHER"


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother (biological)  1. ni.nge (obsolescent)
                     2. ndo.' do (obsolescent.  According to one informant,
                        Jim Kanaugh, this term is still used in northern parts
                        of Ontario, especially in the Kenora distict, at Rainy
                        Lake, and at Seine River.)
                     3. n go.s
                     4. nima.'sma (or) ni
ma.m'
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother's brother, or the first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an
interview.]
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother's brother, or the first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an
interview.]
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8, 11
Mother's brother, or the first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an interview.]
Both sexes exchange reciprocally with the actual parents-in-law of their own
children
     n dji.'
wa
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother's brother, or the first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an
interview.]
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother's brother, or the first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an
interview.]
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother's brother, or the first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an
interview.]
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother's brother, or the first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an
interview.]
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Notes for N_jece' n_jenis' nijece' "MOTHERS_BROTHER


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 8
Mother's brother, or th first ascending generation male of the group into which
I marry; or father's sister's potential mates.  The term includs father's
sister's husband, father-in-law and his brother, mother's parallel male cousin,
spouses father's brother, spouse's mother's sister's husband, father's
brother-in-law and male cross-cousin.
  1. n jece' (or) nijece'
  2. n jenis' but the first is considered the "respectful" form. [after Dr.
     Truman Michaelson, in an
interview.]
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Notes for "OLD_BUNYAN"


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 12
Old Bunyan who is a great talker of the perorating after-dinner kind is very
jocular with his grandchildren when he is not in one of his moody
"fits."
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Notes for Kete anicina'sbek "OLD_PEOPLE"


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 7, "all generations
above [great-grandparents] can be called "old people"
                           kete (or, itici)
anicina.sbek
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Notes for N_do.'s_jim "PARALLEL_NEPHEW


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Parrallel newphiew or male child of my same-sexed sibling, with whom my child
may not marry.  The term includes cross-niece's husband, husband's brother's
son, etc.      1. n do.'s jim (man speaking)
               2. n do.'s jimis' (woman
speaking)
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Notes for N_do.'s_jim "PARALLEL_NEPHEW


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Parrallel newphiew or male child of my same-sexed sibling, with whom my child
may not marry.  The term includes cross-niece's husband, husband's brother's
son, etc.      1. n do.'s jim (man speaking)
               2. n do.'s jimis' (woman
speaking)
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Notes for N_do.'s_jimis "PARALLEL_NEPHEW


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Parrallel newphiew or male child of my same-sexed sibling, with whom my child
may not marry.  The term includes cross-niece's husband, husband's brother's
son, etc.      1. n do.'s jim (man speaking)
               2. n do.'s jimis' (woman
speaking)
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Notes for N_do.'jimi_kwem' "PARALLEL_NIECE"


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Parallel niece, or female child of my same-sexed sibling, with whom my child may
not marry.  The term includes cross-nephew's wife, wife's sister's daughter,
brother's daughter, etc.
  1. n do.'jimi kwem' (man speaking)
  2. n do.'s jimis' (woman
speaking)
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Notes for N_do.'jimi_kwem' "PARALLEL_NIECE"


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Parallel niece, or female child of my same-sexed sibling, with whom my child may
not marry.  The term includes cross-nephew's wife, wife's sister's daughter,
brother's daughter, etc.
  1. n do.'jimi kwem' (man speaking)
  2. n do.'s jimis' (woman
speaking)
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Notes for N_do.'jimi_kwem' "PARALLEL_NIECE"


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Parallel niece, or female child of my same-sexed sibling, with whom my child may
not marry.  The term includes cross-nephew's wife, wife's sister's daughter,
brother's daughter, etc.
  1. n do.'jimi kwem' (man speaking)
  2. n do.'s jimis' (woman
speaking)
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Notes for N_dawe'ma "SIBLING_OPPOSIT


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Sibling of the Opposite sex, or those of my generation whom I cannot marry.
The term includes parallel cousin, husband's father's sister's son, wife's
father's sister's daughter, husband's mother's brother's son, wife's mother's
brother's daughter, husband's sister's husband, wife's brother's
wife
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Notes for N_dawe'ma "SIBLING_OPPOSIT


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Sibling of the Opposite sex, or those of my generation whom I cannot marry.
The term includes parallel cousin, husband's father's sister's son, wife's
father's sister's daughter, husband's mother's brother's son, wife's mother's
brother's daughter, husband's sister's husband, wife's brother's
wife
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Notes for N_dawe'ma "SIBLING_OPPOSIT


!SOUR: Ruth Landes.  Ojibwa Sociology.  Columbia, 1937.  p. 9
Sibling of the Opposite sex, or those of my generation whom I cannot marry.
The term includes parallel cousin, husband's father's sister's son, wife's
father's sister's daughter, husband's mother's brother's son, wife's mother's
brother's daughter, husband's sister's husband, wife's brother's
wife
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