Information AboutOmaha Kinship |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT OMAHA KINSHIP | |
| kinship and descent | |
| kinship terminology | |
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KINSHIP SYSTEM In function, the system is extremely similar to the Crow system. However, whereas Crow groups are Matrilineal , Omaha descent groups are characteristically Patrilineal . In this system relatives are sorted according to their descent and their gender. Ego's father and his brothers are merged together under a single term and a similar pattern is seen for Ego's mother and her sisters. Like most other kinship systems, Omaha kinship distinguishes between Parallel and Cross cousins. While Parallel Cousin s are merged with siblings, Cross Cousin s are differentiated by generational divisions. On the maternal side Cross cousins are raised a generation (making them Ego's Mother's Brother and Ego's Mother) while those on the paternal side are lowered a generation (making them the generational equivalent of Ego's Children's). The system is similar to Iroquois Kinship and uses Bifurcate merging, however, only the Iroquois system uses BM as a label. USAGE The system is named for the Omaha , a Native American tribe from Nebraska . Currently the Omaha system is in use by the Dani tribe of Papua and the Igbo of Nigeria . SEE ALSO
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