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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF URALI
Sam Mohan Lal
Term of Address Relationship Sex of the person who uses
33. maru maga daughter-in-law. The relationship includes
i) one’s son’s wife
ii) one’s (male) son’s wife
iii) one’s (female) brother’s son’s wife.
M/F
34. peilavä girl’s father (term used to address indirectly) by the prospective bridegrooms towards the father who has a girl of marriageable age. Also the term used by others to tease a boy about his future father-in-law). M
35. pe:rä grand son includes
i) son’s son
ii) daughter’s son
iii) brother’s son’s/daughter’s son
iv) sister’s son’s/daughter’s son
v) term used by an old man or woman to any boy of the village
M/F
36. pe:tti grand daughter includes
i) son’s daughter
ii) daughter’s daughter
iii) brother’ son’s/daughter’s daughter
iv) sister’s son’s / daughter’s daughter
v) term used by an old man or woman to any girl of the village
M/F
* Address terms 13, 14, 15 and 16 are not strictly followed while indicating the respective relationships. Instead, the cover terms `ma:m*’ and `ma:mi’ are in use.

                                       

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