book chapter

Kinship terminology of the South African Bantu

Government Printer • Pretoria • Published In 1931 • Pages: 1-19, 29-37, 118-119

By: Van Warmelo, N. J. (Nicolaas Jacobus).

Abstract
This source is the work of a professional ethnographer whose data were gathered from native informants. It contains a detailed accounting of Zulu kinship terms, claiming for them a common origin with the terminological systems of related non-Zulu Bantu peoples, especially Xosa (FX17) and Ndebele (FX18). He argues that differences among the terminological systems discussed are related to differences among these groups in behavioral patterns, including especially marital regulations and the relative import of seniority status within the family and the sib.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
Comparative evidence
Kinship terminology
culture
Zulu
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Southern Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Jan Simpson ; John Beierle ; 1979
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Notes
Nicolaas Jacobus van Warmelo
Includes bibliographical references
Pages 20-28 and 38-117 contain no material on Zulu and are not included
LCSH
Zulu (African people)