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Semantic distinctions in Huichol (Uto-Aztecan) kinshiparticle 1962 • Grimes, Joseph Evans & Grimes, Barbara F.
Huichol • Middle America and the Caribbean > Northern Mexico
This article discusses the terms Huichol villagers use in addressing family members and other relatives. It shows that the most important semantic discriminations in Huichol kinship terms have to do with affinity, distance, and generational separatio...