Kinship System
The system has both classificatory and descriptive terms. In addition to gender and generation, Iroquois kinship also distinguishes 'same-sex' and 'cross-sex' parental siblings: the brothers of Ego's father, and the sisters of Ego's mother, are considered blood relatives ('Parents') and also called Father and Mother. The sisters of Ego's father, and the brothers of Ego's mother, on the other hand, are called Aunt and Uncle, respectively.
Children of one's Parents, i.e. parallel cousins, are considered siblings. The children of Aunts or Uncles, i.e. cross cousins, are considered cousins.
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