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: 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.

Ascon kinship vocabulary and cognates

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	ną	*ném̥h₁s
	Sister	faroþ faroth, far far	farot farot, fæm fæm	an an, anna anna	uoo uoo	pą	*pám̥h₁s
	Male parallel cousin	ulnan ulnan	ylnæm ylnæm	lynn lynen	unoaa unoaa	ṛną	*l̥ném̥h₁s
	Female parallel cousin	ulfan ulfan	ylfæm ylfæm	lyban lyban	uhuoo uhuoo	ṛpą	*l̥pám̥h₁s
	Male cross cousin	murnan murnan	myrnæm myrnæm	murnn murnen, munn'n munnen	murnoaa murnoaa	murną	*murném̥h₁s
	Female cross cousin	murfan murfan	myrfæm myrfæm	murban murban	muhruoo muhruoo	murpą	*murpám̥h₁s
Parents' generation	Father	nanen nanen, nan nan	nönym nønym	nnin nenin, enin enin, non non	neænyy neänyy	nanų	*nénuh₂m̥h₁s, *nénes
	Mother	fanen fanen, fan fan	fönym fønym	anin anin, aban aban, bab bab	uonuu uonuu	panų	*pánuh₂m̥h₁s, *pápas
	Maternal uncle	mawer mawer	mar mar	mabr mabr	muo muo	maṭra	*mákʷros, *mamás
	Maternal aunt	facen faken	facn fakn	einan einan, nanu nanu	eæcny eäkny	pagna	*pégnos
	Paternal uncle	nocen noken	nocn nokn	noenan noenan, nan nan	noacnu noaknu	nagna	*nógnos
	Paternal aunt	falg falg	falv falv	alb alb	huo huo	falṭa	*fálkʷos, *fafás
Grandparents' generation	Maternal grandfather	þoxelþ thochelth	tohalt tohalt	hōsd hósd, tod tod	toas toas	sāsta	*sṓstos, *tótos
	Maternal grandmother	fawer fawer	fahar fahar	abyr abyr	uocru uokru	paṭra	*pákʷh₄ros
	Paternal grandfather	nawer nawer	nahar nahar	nbyr nebyr	neæcry neäkry	naṭra	*nékʷh₄ros
	Paternal grandmother	loxelþ lochelth	lohalt lohalt	qior llior, lol lol	loal loal	śyara	*lʰyóros, *lólos
Children's generation	Son	wier wier	kir hvir	piar piar	cьeær kjeär	ṭyara	*kʷyéros
	Daughter	wȧrc wąrk	kar hvar	pār pár	caar kaar	ṭara	*kʷáh₄ros
	Nephew	ulwier ulwier	ylkir ylhvir	lybiar lybiar	ucьoar ukjoar	ṛṭyara	*l̥kʷyéros
	Niece	ulwȧrc ulwąrk	ulkar ulhvar	lybār lybár	ucaar ukaar	ṛṭara	*l̥kʷáh₄ros
	Cross cousin's son	murwier murwier	myrkir myrhvir	murbiar murbiar	murcьoar murkjoar	murṭyara	*murkʷyéros
	Cross cousin's daughter	murwȧrc murwąrk	murkar murhvar	murbār murbár	murcaar murkaar	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.