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Father Mother Son Daughter
Phratry A Kirraroo Matturrin Matturri Matturrin
Phratry B Matturri Kirrarooan Kirraroo Kirrarooan
2
Father Mother Son Daughter
{ Murri Buta Ippai Ippatha
Phratry A { Kubbi Ippatha Kumbo Butha
Phratry B { Kumbo Matha Kubbi Kubbithai
{ Ippai Kubbitha Murri Matha
3
Father Mother Son Daughter
{ Choolum Ningulum Palyarin Palyareenya
Phratry A { Cheenum Nooralum Bungarin Bungareenya
{ Jamerum Palyareenya Chooralum Nooralum
{ Yacomary Bungareeny Chingulum Ningulum
Father Mother Son Daughter
{ Chingalum Noolum Yacomary Yacomareenya
Phratry B { Chooralum Neenum Jamerum Neomarum
{ Bungarin Yacomareenya Cheenum Neenum
{ Palyarin Neomarum Choolum Noolum
It will be seen that, under the simple phratry system, children of the
female Matturrin are always Matturri and Matturrin, children of the
female Kirrarooan are always Kirraroo and Kirrarooan. On the phratry
_plus_ two classes system, female Butha is mother of Ippatha and
Ippatha of Butha for ever. On the phratry _plus_ four classes system,
female Ningulum has a Palyareena daughter, who has a Nooralum daughter,
who has a Bungareenya daughter, whose daughter reverts to the original
Ningulum class, and so on, _ad infinitum_. The women remain constant to
their ‘phratry,’ and marry always the men of the opposite phratry.
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