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KINSHIP ORGANIZATION IN NORTH AND EAST I21
sibling of the same sex, While the younger brother's wife is
probably called vlilik as is the son's wife (for the husband's elder
brother no term has been recorded), and the brother’s wife
(woman speaking) and husband's sister address each other
reciprocally as riimk. In Ten Marou, on the other hand, for the
wives of both the elder and younger brothers (man speaking)
the term vilidk is used, the former being distinguished only in
that she is addressed by her personal name. This word is also
employed by a woman for her brother’s wile and by both a man
and a woman for the daughter-in-law ; the reciprocal for brother‘s
wife (woman speaking) is, strangely enough, vavwc. The term
for the husband's younger brother is not recorded from this
district, but for the husband’s elder brother the distinctive word
toghï¬Åk is used} In Ten Marou also the wives of the husband's
elder and younger brothers are called by the terms for elder and
younger sister according to the relative ages of the husbandof
the speaker and the husband of the woman whom she is addressing.
EAST MALEKULA
The only part of East Malekula from which Deacon obtained
a list of kinship terms is the district of Senbarei. In this instance
we are unfortunate in that nothing save the list has been preserved.
It may be taken as certain, however, that here, as in the west,
the people arerdivided into a number of patrilineal local clans.
I ' Kinship Terms from Smbarei District
Rasyongk (voc. mira ; 2nd sing. -resom ; 3rd sing. ream).
, ,Prirr_1ary meaning: Mother.
_ Extended ‘to: M.Sis. ; F.Sis, (mim wan/a ; resam wawa).
C0nsort’s mother (msyrmgk lam).
Tovriongk (voc. mim ; 2nd sing. tomom; 3rd sing. temen).
Primary meaning: Father.
Extended to : F.B. ; F.Sis.S. ; F.Sis.H. Consort's father
- (tomongk kon).
Natungk (2nd sing. natum; 3rd sing. natin).
Primary meaning: Child.
Extended to: M.B.Ch.; B.Ch. (w.s.) ; W.B.Ch. (nutungk wawa).
1 It seems very probable that here, as elsewhere in Malekula, only the junior
form of the levirate is allowed. According to one fragmentary list taghï¬Åk is
also an alternative word ior elder brother (man and woman speaking). The use
oi the term for husband’s elder brother is therefore in harmony with other
Melanesmn sysbems.——C. H. W.