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		klausa on Sept 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LabelContactRelationYoungerCousinMothersSiblingsDa... AIUI Korean and Farsi (among many others, I'm sure!) also have lots of very specific words for familial relationships.

washadjeffmad on Sept 21, 2023 [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_and_cross_cousins

Kinship systems are neat.

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