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The bilingual kin terminology of the Bena
Journal of African languages • 7 • Published In 1968 • Pages: 41-57
By: Swartz, Marc J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a comprehensive account of Bena kinship terminology, which includes terms in both Swahili and Kibena languages. Swahili and Kibena terms are not isomorphic. Swartz argues that the hierarchcial nature of Bena society is reflected in the Kibena terms, whereas the Swahili terms are used for relationships that emphasize equality and mutuality. For example Kibena terms differentiate between relative age of cross-sex siblings whereas the Swahili terms do not. Swartz attributes the adoption of Swahili terms in this instance to the decline in importance of the mediating role of older siblings and the material ties associated with the giving and receiving of bridewealth.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Speech
- Kinship terminology
- Kin relationships
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Bena
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1962-1965
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1962-1965
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Iringa and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania
- NotesAdditional notes
- Marc J. Swartz
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64002556
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Bena (African people)