- are
divided into four semi-
patrimoieties, each
consisting of two subsections. One
always belongs to the same semi-
patrimoiety as one's father, but to the...
-
begin with Na-, the
female forms with Ngal-: Each
person therefore has a
patrimoiety and a matrimoiety, a father's and a mother's
subsection group. Outsiders...
-
societies are
generally described in
terms of a
division of two
exogamous patrimoieties:
Dhuwa and Yirritja. Each of
these is
represented by
people of a number...
- Pallanganmiddang, in part at least,
appear to have
adopted the
Kulin patrimoiety system with its
eaglehawk (Puntyil) –crow (Waang/waa) moieties. This...
- two
months to complete, and was parti****ted in by
members from both
patrimoiety groups in
neighbouring clans. The
young men who are the
subject of the...
-
Aboriginal Australian culture, the
universe is
divided into two
exogamous patrimoieties called Dhuwa and Yirritja, and
being and
thing belong to one or the...
-
exogamous patrimoieties,
kaapay (karrpiya/ karpeya) and
kuyan (koiyan), two
terms which are also used to
classify flora and fauna. The two
patrimoieties marry...
-
culture heroes; A
common social division into two named,
exogamous patrimoieties,
called in
Worrorra Arrbalarriya and Arrwunarriya; A
group of languages...
-
three dichotomies. The
first taxonomy identifies people in
terms of
patrimoieties of the Dua/Yirritja type. A
second division of
descent is matrilineal;...
