Ascon kinship

Ascon kinship is a patrilineal kinship system used by the Ascons. Being Namuno-Ethian peoples, their vocabulary reflects, for the most part, that of Proto-Namuno-Ethian. However, Ascon kinship differs significantly from those of related cultures in that it employs a system of social classes, called kads (Ascon: kade, sg. kad). Every genn (family, clan) forms part of one of twelve kads, passed down through the male line. People cannot marry within their same kad, even if they are of a different genn, as they are considered extended family.

Origins

The origins of this kinship system date back to the earliest contact between the Khots and the early Ascons. This is evident from the fact that all kad names trace their origin to (sometimes still extant) Khot muraar (clan) names. It is believed that kads arose as the idea that Ascon people were descended or otherwise related to Khots in some way was getting traction (which would've been around the mid 400s BNB). When the muraar would come in contact with the Ascons, these would informally "adopt" them and claim a common ancestry.

Vocabulary

Kinship vocabulary in Ascon society bears close similarity to those of other Namuno-Ethian cultures.

Ascon kinship vocabulary and cognates

Relationship to ego		Ascon	Cognates				PNE Root
			Manth	Phyrean	Toamts	Ragham
Same generation	Brother	naroth, nar	narot, næm	nen, enni	neää	naṃ	*ném̥h₁s
	Sister	faroth, far	farot, fæm	an, anna	uoo	paṃ	*pám̥h₁s
	Male parallel cousin	ulnan	ylnæm	lynen	unoaa	ṛnaṃ	*l̥ném̥h₁s
	Female parallel cousin	ulfan	ylfæm	lyban	uhuoo	ṛpaṃ	*l̥pám̥h₁s
	Male cross cousin	murnan	myrnæm	murnen, munnen	murnoaa	murnaṃ	*murném̥h₁s
	Female cross cousin	murfan	myrfæm	murban	muhruoo	murpaṃ	*murpám̥h₁s
Parents' generation	Father	nanen, nan	nønym	nenin, enin, non	neänuu	nanuṃ	*nénuh₂m̥h₁s, *nénes
	Mother	fanen, fan	fønym	anin, aban, bab	uonuu	panuṃ	*pánuh₂m̥h₁s, *pápas
	Maternal uncle	mawer	mar	mabr	muo	maṭra	*mákʷros, *mamás
	Maternal aunt	faken	fakn	einan, nanu	eäknu	pagna	*pégnos
	Paternal uncle	noken	nokn	noenan, nan	noaknu	nagna	*nógnos
	Paternal aunt	falg	falv	alb	huo	falṭa	*fálkʷos, *fafás
Grandparents' generation	Maternal grandfather	thochelth	tohalt	hósd, tod	toas	sāsta	*sṓstos, *tótos
	Maternal grandmother	fawer	fahar	abyr	uokru	paṭra	*pákʷh₄ros
	Paternal grandfather	nawer	nahar	nebyr	neäkru	naṭra	*nékʷh₄ros
	Paternal grandmother	lochelth	lohalt	llior, lol	loal	śyara	*lʰyóros, *lólos
Children's generation	Son	wier	hvir	piar	kjeär	ṭyara	*kʷyéros
	Daughter	wąrk	hvar	pár	kaar	ṭara	*kʷáh₄ros
	Nephew	ulwier	ylhvir	lybiar	ukjoar	ṛṭyara	*l̥kʷyéros
	Niece	ulwąrk	ulhvar	lybár	ukaar	ṛṭara	*l̥kʷáh₄ros
	Cross cousin's son	murwier	myrhvir	murbiar	murkjoar	murṭyara	*murkʷyéros
	Cross cousin's daughter	murwąrk	murhvar	murbár	murkaar	murṭara	*murkʷáh₄ros

Kads

There are twelve recognised kads in Ascon society.

• Äkerter, tracing their origins to the Exürtür clan.
• Molerkülkeched, from Khot mölör xülx xeed "great wolf of the night sky."
• Akermadell, from the Axurmadal clan.
• Thölkmer, from the Rölxmür clan.
• Krakkehöl, from the Xretxiöl clan.
• Lichenköllg, from the Liönxölx clan.
• Kechenmer, from the Xeenmür clan.
• Ulchürter, from the Ülüürtür clan.
• Fülenmürcher, from the Fulanmuraar clan.
• Sürker, from the Shürxür clan.
• Köllkumachen, from the Xolxumaan clan.
• Molerochen, from the Moloroon clan.