1. The Bugis and the Triobanders
... base kinship on the face and blood ties of families. The linage of the groups can be broken down into two groups: maternal linage and paternal linage. Maternal linage is the descendants based on the mother family ties. Paternal linage is based on the descendants on the father side (Weiner 1988).It is important to know linage lines because incest is considered taboo. Kinship also plays a big role in communication as individuals of higher ... power and lower power are to be spoken to in different ways, as well as equals. The linguistics change when addressing ... ...
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