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'''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 language|Proto-Namuno-Ethian]]. However, Ascon kinship differs significantly from those of related cultures in that it employs a system of social classes, called [[Kad|kads]] ([[Ascon]]: {{Cs|jrt|cadẹ}} ''kade'', sg. {{Cs|jrt|cad}} ''kad''). Every ''genn'' ({{Cs|jrt|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. | |||
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== Origins == | == Origins == | ||
The origins of this kinship system date back | 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 == | == Vocabulary == | ||
Kinship vocabulary in | Kinship vocabulary in Ascon society bears close similarity to those of other Namuno-Ethian cultures. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+Ascon kinship vocabulary and cognates | ||
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Relationship to ego | ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Relationship to ego | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" |Ascon | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="4" |Cognates | ||
! rowspan="2" |PNE Root | ! rowspan="2" |PNE Root | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Manth | |||
!Phyrean | !Phyrean | ||
!Toamts | !Toamts | ||
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! rowspan="6" |Same generation | ! rowspan="6" |Same generation | ||
!Brother | !Brother | ||
|''naroth, nar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|naroþ}} ''naroth,'' {{Cs|jrt|nar}} ''nar'' | ||
|''nen, enni'' | |{{Cs|jrt|narot}} ''narot,'' {{Cs|jrt|næm}} ''næm'' | ||
|''neää'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nn}} ''nen,'' {{Cs|jrt|enni}} ''enni'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|neææ}} ''neää'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|nN}} ''ną'' | |||
|''*ném̥h₁s'' | |''*ném̥h₁s'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Sister | !Sister | ||
|''faroth, far'' | |{{Cs|jrt|faroþ}} ''faroth,'' {{Cs|jrt|far}} ''far'' | ||
|''an, anna'' | |{{Cs|jrt|farot}} ''farot,'' {{Cs|jrt|fæm}} ''fæm'' | ||
|''uoo'' | |{{Cs|jrt|an}} ''an,'' {{Cs|jrt|anna}} ''anna'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|uoo}} ''uoo'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|pN}} ''pą'' | |||
|''*pám̥h₁s'' | |''*pám̥h₁s'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Male parallel cousin<ref>Child of parent's same-sex sibling (mother's sister or father's brother)</ref> | !Male parallel cousin<ref>Child of parent's same-sex sibling (mother's sister or father's brother)</ref> | ||
|''ulnan'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ulnan}} ''ulnan'' | ||
|''lynen'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ylnæm}} ''ylnæm'' | ||
|''unoaa'' | |{{Cs|jrt|lynn}} ''lynen'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|unoaa}} ''unoaa'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|RRnN}} ''ṛną'' | |||
|''*l̥ném̥h₁s'' | |''*l̥ném̥h₁s'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Female parallel cousin | !Female parallel cousin | ||
|''ulfan'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ulfan}} ''ulfan'' | ||
|''lyban'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ylfæm}} ''ylfæm'' | ||
|''uhuoo'' | |{{Cs|jrt|lyban}} ''lyban'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|uhuoo}} ''uhuoo'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|RRpN}} ''ṛpą'' | |||
|''*l̥pám̥h₁s'' | |''*l̥pám̥h₁s'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Male cross cousin<ref>Child of parent's opposite-sex sibling (father's sister or mother's brother)</ref> | !Male cross cousin<ref>Child of parent's opposite-sex sibling (father's sister or mother's brother)</ref> | ||
|''murnan'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murnan}} ''murnan'' | ||
|''murnen, munnen'' | |{{Cs|jrt|myrnæm}} ''myrnæm'' | ||
|''murnoaa'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murnn}} ''murnen,'' {{Cs|jrt|munn'n}} ''munnen'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murnoaa}} ''murnoaa'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|murxnN}} ''murną'' | |||
|''*murném̥h₁s'' | |''*murném̥h₁s'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Female cross cousin | !Female cross cousin | ||
|''murfan'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murfan}} ''murfan'' | ||
|''murban'' | |{{Cs|jrt|myrfæm}} ''myrfæm'' | ||
|''muhruoo'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murban}} ''murban'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|muhruoo}} ''muhruoo'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|murxpN}} ''murpą'' | |||
|''*murpám̥h₁s'' | |''*murpám̥h₁s'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="6" |Parents' generation | ! rowspan="6" |Parents' generation | ||
!Father | !Father | ||
|''nanen, nan'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nanen}} ''nanen,'' {{Cs|jrt|nan}} ''nan'' | ||
|''nenin, enin, non'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nönym}} ''nønym'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nnin}} ''nenin,'' {{Cs|jrt|enin}} ''enin,'' {{Cs|jrt|non}} ''non'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|neænyy}} ''neänyy'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|nnuN}} ''nanų'' | |||
|''*nénuh₂m̥h₁s, *nénes'' | |''*nénuh₂m̥h₁s, *nénes'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Mother | !Mother | ||
|''fanen, fan'' | |{{Cs|jrt|fanen}} ''fanen,'' {{Cs|jrt|fan}} ''fan'' | ||
|''anin, aban, bab'' | |{{Cs|jrt|fönym}} ''fønym'' | ||
|''uonuu'' | |{{Cs|jrt|anin}} ''anin,'' {{Cs|jrt|aban}} ''aban,'' {{Cs|jrt|bab}} ''bab'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|uonuu}} ''uonuu'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|pnuN}} ''panų'' | |||
|''*pánuh₂m̥h₁s, *pápas'' | |''*pánuh₂m̥h₁s, *pápas'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Maternal uncle | !Maternal uncle | ||
|''mawer'' | |{{Cs|jrt|mawer}} ''mawer'' | ||
|''mabr'' | |{{Cs|jrt|mar}} ''mar'' | ||
|''muo'' | |{{Cs|jrt|mabr}} ''mabr'' | ||
|''maṭra'' | |{{Cs|jrt|muo}} ''muo'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|mṭxr}} ''maṭra'' | |||
|''*mákʷros, *mamás'' | |''*mákʷros, *mamás'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Maternal aunt | !Maternal aunt | ||
|''faken'' | |{{Cs|jrt|facen}} ''faken'' | ||
|''einan, nanu'' | |{{Cs|jrt|facn}} ''fakn'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|einan}} ''einan,'' {{Cs|jrt|nanu}} ''nanu'' | ||
|''pagna'' | |{{Cs|jrt|eæcny}} ''eäkny'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|pgxn}} ''pagna'' | |||
|''*pégnos'' | |''*pégnos'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Paternal uncle | !Paternal uncle | ||
|''noken'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nocen}} ''noken'' | ||
|''noenan, nan'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nocn}} ''nokn'' | ||
|''noaknu'' | |{{Cs|jrt|noenan}} ''noenan,'' {{Cs|jrt|nan}} ''nan'' | ||
|''nagna'' | |{{Cs|jrt|noacnu}} ''noaknu'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|ngxn}} ''nagna'' | |||
|''*nógnos'' | |''*nógnos'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Paternal aunt | !Paternal aunt | ||
|''falg'' | |{{Cs|jrt|falg}} ''falg'' | ||
|''alb'' | |{{Cs|jrt|falv}} ''falv'' | ||
|''huo'' | |{{Cs|jrt|alb}} ''alb'' | ||
|''falṭa'' | |{{Cs|jrt|huo}} ''huo'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|flxṭ}} ''falṭa'' | |||
|''*fálkʷos, *fafás'' | |''*fálkʷos, *fafás'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="4" |Grandparents' generation | ! rowspan="4" |Grandparents' generation | ||
!Maternal grandfather | !Maternal grandfather | ||
|''thochelth'' | |{{Cs|jrt|þoxelþ}} ''thochelth'' | ||
|''hósd, tod'' | |{{Cs|jrt|tohalt}} ''tohalt'' | ||
|''toas'' | |{{Cs|jrt|hōsd}} ''hósd,'' {{Cs|jrt|tod}} ''tod'' | ||
|''sāsta'' | |{{Cs|jrt|toas}} ''toas'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|sasxt}} ''sāsta'' | |||
|''*sṓstos, *tótos'' | |''*sṓstos, *tótos'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Maternal grandmother | !Maternal grandmother | ||
|''fawer'' | |{{Cs|jrt|fawer}} ''fawer'' | ||
|''abyr'' | |{{Cs|jrt|fahar}} ''fahar'' | ||
|''uokru'' | |{{Cs|jrt|abyr}} ''abyr'' | ||
|''paṭra'' | |{{Cs|jrt|uocru}} ''uokru'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|pṭxr}} ''paṭra'' | |||
|''*pákʷh₄ros'' | |''*pákʷh₄ros'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Paternal grandfather | !Paternal grandfather | ||
|''nawer'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nawer}} ''nawer'' | ||
|''nebyr'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nahar}} ''nahar'' | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|nbyr}} ''nebyr'' | ||
|''naṭra'' | |{{Cs|jrt|neæcry}} ''neäkry'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|nṭxr}} ''naṭra'' | |||
|''*nékʷh₄ros'' | |''*nékʷh₄ros'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Paternal grandmother | !Paternal grandmother | ||
|''lochelth'' | |{{Cs|jrt|loxelþ}} ''lochelth'' | ||
|''llior, lol'' | |{{Cs|jrt|lohalt}} ''lohalt'' | ||
|''loal'' | |{{Cs|jrt|qior}} ''llior,'' {{Cs|jrt|lol}} ''lol'' | ||
|''śyara'' | |{{Cs|jrt|loal}} ''loal'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|śxyr}} ''śyara'' | |||
|''*lʰyóros, *lólos'' | |''*lʰyóros, *lólos'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="6" |Children's generation | ! rowspan="6" |Children's generation | ||
!Son | !Son | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|wier}} ''wier'' | ||
|''piar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|kir}} ''hvir'' | ||
|''kjeär'' | |{{Cs|jrt|piar}} ''piar'' | ||
|''ṭyara'' | |{{Cs|jrt|cьeær}} ''kjeär'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|ṭxyr}} ''ṭyara'' | |||
|''*kʷyéros'' | |''*kʷyéros'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Daughter | !Daughter | ||
|''wąrk'' | |{{Cs|jrt|wȧrc}} ''wąrk'' | ||
|''pár'' | |{{Cs|jrt|kar}} ''hvar'' | ||
|''kaar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|pār}} ''pár'' | ||
|''ṭara'' | |{{Cs|jrt|caar}} ''kaar'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|ṭr}} ''ṭara'' | |||
|''*kʷáh₄ros'' | |''*kʷáh₄ros'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Nephew<ref name=":0">Both the child of a sibling and of a parallel cousin.</ref> | !Nephew<ref name=":0">Both the child of a sibling and of a parallel cousin.</ref> | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ulwier}} ''ulwier'' | ||
|''lybiar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ylkir}} ''ylhvir'' | ||
|''ukjoar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|lybiar}} ''lybiar'' | ||
|''ṛṭyara'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ucьoar}} ''ukjoar'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|RRṭxyr}} ''ṛṭyara'' | |||
|''*l̥kʷyéros'' | |''*l̥kʷyéros'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Niece<ref name=":0" /> | !Niece<ref name=":0" /> | ||
|''ulwąrk'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ulwȧrc}} ''ulwąrk'' | ||
|''lybár'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ulkar}} ''ulhvar'' | ||
|''ukaar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|lybār}} ''lybár'' | ||
|''ṛṭara'' | |{{Cs|jrt|ucaar}} ''ukaar'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|RRṭr}} ''ṛṭara'' | |||
|''*l̥kʷáh₄ros'' | |''*l̥kʷáh₄ros'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Cross cousin's son | !Cross cousin's son | ||
|'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murwier}} ''murwier'' | ||
|''murbiar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|myrkir}} ''myrhvir'' | ||
|''murkjoar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murbiar}} ''murbiar'' | ||
|''murṭyara'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murcьoar}} ''murkjoar'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|murxṭxyr}} ''murṭyara'' | |||
|''*murkʷyéros'' | |''*murkʷyéros'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Cross cousin's daughter | !Cross cousin's daughter | ||
|''murwąrk'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murwȧrc}} ''murwąrk'' | ||
|''murbár'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murkar}} ''murhvar'' | ||
|''murkaar'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murbār}} ''murbár'' | ||
|''murṭara'' | |{{Cs|jrt|murcaar}} ''murkaar'' | ||
|{{Cs|brd|murxṭr}} ''murṭara'' | |||
|''*murkʷáh₄ros'' | |''*murkʷáh₄ros'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Kads == | == Kads == | ||
There are | There are twelve recognised kads in Ascon society. | ||
* Äkerter {{Cs|jrt|‘æcerter}}, tracing their origins to the [[Exürtür clan]]. | |||
* Molerkülkeched {{Cs|jrt|‘molercylcexed}}, from [[Khot]] ''[[Cosmic wolf|mölör xülx xeed]]'' "great wolf of the night sky." | |||
* Akermadell {{Cs|jrt|‘acermadeq}}, from the [[Axurmadal clan]]. | |||
*Thölkmer {{Cs|jrt|‘þölcmer}}, from the [[Rölxmür clan]]. | |||
*Krakkehöl {{Cs|jrt|‘craccehöl}}, from the [[Xretxiöl clan]]. | |||
*Lichenköllg {{Cs|jrt|‘lixencöqg}}, from the [[Liönxölx clan]]. | |||
*Kechenmer {{Cs|jrt|‘cexenmer}}, from the [[Xeenmür clan]]. | |||
*Ulchürter {{Cs|jrt|‘ulxyrter}}, from the [[Ülüürtür clan]]. | |||
*Fülenmürcher {{Cs|jrt|‘fylenmyrxer}}, from the [[Fulanmuraar clan]]. | |||
*Sürker {{Cs|jrt|‘syrcer}}, from the [[Shürxür clan]]. | |||
*Köllkumachen {{Cs|jrt|‘cöqcumaxen}}, from the [[Xolxumaan clan]]. | |||
*Molerochen {{Cs|jrt|‘moleroxen}}, from the [[Moloroon clan]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:09, 29 March 2026
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: cadẹ kade, sg. cad kad). Every genn (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.
| Relationship to ego | Ascon | Cognates | PNE Root | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manth | Phyrean | Toamts | Ragham | ||||
| Same generation | Brother | naroþ naroth, nar nar | narot narot, næm næm | nn nen, enni enni | neææ neää | nN ną | *ném̥h₁s |
| Sister | faroþ faroth, far far | farot farot, fæm fæm | an an, anna anna | uoo uoo | pN pą | *pám̥h₁s | |
| Male parallel cousin[1] | ulnan ulnan | ylnæm ylnæm | lynn lynen | unoaa unoaa | RRnN ṛną | *l̥ném̥h₁s | |
| Female parallel cousin | ulfan ulfan | ylfæm ylfæm | lyban lyban | uhuoo uhuoo | RRpN ṛpą | *l̥pám̥h₁s | |
| Male cross cousin[2] | murnan murnan | myrnæm myrnæm | murnn murnen, munn'n munnen | murnoaa murnoaa | murxnN murną | *murném̥h₁s | |
| Female cross cousin | murfan murfan | myrfæm myrfæm | murban murban | muhruoo muhruoo | murxpN murpą | *murpám̥h₁s | |
| Parents' generation | Father | nanen nanen, nan nan | nönym nønym | nnin nenin, enin enin, non non | neænyy neänyy | nnuN nanų | *nénuh₂m̥h₁s, *nénes |
| Mother | fanen fanen, fan fan | fönym fønym | anin anin, aban aban, bab bab | uonuu uonuu | pnuN panų | *pánuh₂m̥h₁s, *pápas | |
| Maternal uncle | mawer mawer | mar mar | mabr mabr | muo muo | mṭxr maṭra | *mákʷros, *mamás | |
| Maternal aunt | facen faken | facn fakn | einan einan, nanu nanu | eæcny eäkny | pgxn pagna | *pégnos | |
| Paternal uncle | nocen noken | nocn nokn | noenan noenan, nan nan | noacnu noaknu | ngxn nagna | *nógnos | |
| Paternal aunt | falg falg | falv falv | alb alb | huo huo | flxṭ falṭa | *fálkʷos, *fafás | |
| Grandparents' generation | Maternal grandfather | þoxelþ thochelth | tohalt tohalt | hōsd hósd, tod tod | toas toas | sasxt sāsta | *sṓstos, *tótos |
| Maternal grandmother | fawer fawer | fahar fahar | abyr abyr | uocru uokru | pṭxr paṭra | *pákʷh₄ros | |
| Paternal grandfather | nawer nawer | nahar nahar | nbyr nebyr | neæcry neäkry | nṭxr naṭra | *nékʷh₄ros | |
| Paternal grandmother | loxelþ lochelth | lohalt lohalt | qior llior, lol lol | loal loal | śxyr śyara | *lʰyóros, *lólos | |
| Children's generation | Son | wier wier | kir hvir | piar piar | cьeær kjeär | ṭxyr ṭyara | *kʷyéros |
| Daughter | wȧrc wąrk | kar hvar | pār pár | caar kaar | ṭr ṭara | *kʷáh₄ros | |
| Nephew[3] | ulwier ulwier | ylkir ylhvir | lybiar lybiar | ucьoar ukjoar | RRṭxyr ṛṭyara | *l̥kʷyéros | |
| Niece[3] | ulwȧrc ulwąrk | ulkar ulhvar | lybār lybár | ucaar ukaar | RRṭr ṛṭara | *l̥kʷáh₄ros | |
| Cross cousin's son | murwier murwier | myrkir myrhvir | murbiar murbiar | murcьoar murkjoar | murxṭxyr murṭyara | *murkʷyéros | |
| Cross cousin's daughter | murwȧrc murwąrk | murkar murhvar | murbār murbár | murcaar murkaar | murxṭr murṭara | *murkʷáh₄ros | |
Kads
There are twelve recognised kads in Ascon society.
- Äkerter ‘æcerter, tracing their origins to the Exürtür clan.
- Molerkülkeched ‘molercylcexed, from Khot mölör xülx xeed "great wolf of the night sky."
- Akermadell ‘acermadeq, from the Axurmadal clan.
- Thölkmer ‘þölcmer, from the Rölxmür clan.
- Krakkehöl ‘craccehöl, from the Xretxiöl clan.
- Lichenköllg ‘lixencöqg, from the Liönxölx clan.
- Kechenmer ‘cexenmer, from the Xeenmür clan.
- Ulchürter ‘ulxyrter, from the Ülüürtür clan.
- Fülenmürcher ‘fylenmyrxer, from the Fulanmuraar clan.
- Sürker ‘syrcer, from the Shürxür clan.
- Köllkumachen ‘cöqcumaxen, from the Xolxumaan clan.
- Molerochen ‘moleroxen, from the Moloroon clan.