Male female male Nuclear Family married to descended from sibling to.

malefemale

female female male

Nuclear Familymarried to

descended from

sibling to

F (father)

M(mother)

Z(sister) EGO B

(brother)

Nuclear Familymarried to

descended from

sibling to

F M

Z EGO BH

SD

BW

BSBD

F MFZ

Ego

MBFB MZ

Lineal Kinship Terminology

Mother Aunt UncleAunt Uncle Father

F MFZ

Ego

MBFB MZ

Bifurcate Merging Kinship Terminology

Mother Mother UncleAunt Father Father

F MFZ

Ego

MBFB MZ

Generational Kinship Terminology

Mother Mother FatherMother Father Father

F MFZ

Ego

MBFB MZ

Bifurcate Collateral Kinship Terminology

Ummإٌم�

‘Ammaعٌم�ە

‘Ammuعٌم�

Xaalaخاله

Xaaluخال

Abuأبو

F MFZ

Ego

MB

FB

MZ

Hawaiian Kinship Terminology

MotherFather

MZH

FZH

MBW

FBW

BZMBS

MBD

MZS

MZD

FBS

FBD

FZS

FZD

Mother MotherMotherMother Father FatherFatherFather

SisterSisterSister Sister SisterBrother Brother Brother BrotherBrother

F MFZ

Ego

MB

FB

MZ

Eskimo Kinship Terminology

MotherFather

MZH

FZH

MBW

FBW

BZMBS

MBD

MZS

MZD

FBS

FBD

FZS

FZD

Aunt AuntAuntAunt Uncle UncleUncleUncle

SisterCousin BrotherCousin Cousin Cousin Cousin Cousin Cousin Cousin

F MFZ

Ego

MB

FB

MZ

Iroquois Kinship Terminology

MotherFather

MZH

FZH

MBW

FBW

BZMBS

MBD

MZS

MZD

FBS

FBD

FZS

FZD

Father

Sister Brother

Maternal Uncle

Paternal Aunt

Mother

BrotherFemaleCross

Cousin

MaleCross

Cousin

Sister Sister Brother FemaleCross

Cousin

MaleCross

Cousin

F MFZ

Ego

MB

FB

MZ

Omaha Kinship Terminology

MotherFather

MZH

FZH

MBW

FBW

BZMBS

MBD

MZS

MZD

FBS

FBD

FZS

FZD

Father

Sister Brother

Maternal Uncle

Paternal Aunt

Mother

BrotherNiece Nephew Sister Sister Brother Mother MaternalUncle

ZS

ZD

MBSS

MBSD

MBDS

MBDD

BS

BD

MaternalUncle

MotherSister BrotherDaughter SonNiece Nephew

F MFZ

Ego

MB

FB

MZ

Sudanese Kinship Terminology

MotherFather

MZH

FZH

MBW

FBW

BZMBS

MBD

MZS

MZD

FBS

FBD

FZS

FZD

Paternal Uncle

Sister Brother

MaternalAunt’s

Husband

Maternal Uncle

Paternal Aunt

MaternalAunt

PaternalMale

ParallelCousin

PaternalFemaleCross

Cousin

PaternalMaleCross

Cousin

PaternalFemaleParallelCousin

MaternalFemaleCross

Cousin

MaternalMaleCross

Cousin

Paternal Aunt’s

Husband

Paternal Uncle’s

Wife

Maternal Uncle’s

Wife

MaternalFemaleParallelCousin

MaternalMale

ParallelCousin