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