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> Grouping them all under "Chinese system" is... let's say culturally insensitive. It’s probably the vast majority of people using it though? Simply by virtue
by Aeolun 3y ago
> Grouping them all under "Chinese system" is... let's say culturally insensitive.
It’s probably the vast majority of people using it though? Simply by virtue of being such a massive country.
- watwut 3y agoThe people actually using the constant are translators.
- gorlilla 3y agoWhat about India? They alone would reduce China from the 'vast' majority[0]. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users#Table https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_...
- InitialLastName 3y agoIs this concept also used in any of the major Indian languages?
- deodar 3y agoYes in Hindi you have different nouns and adjectives for uncles, aunts and cousins depending on the relation path: E.g. Mother's sister = Mausi Mother's sister's child = Mauseri/mausera Father's younger brother's child = chacheri/chachera And so on. Although some of these are more obscure and I'm not sure how commonly they are used these days.
- InitialLastName 3y agoI see. Notably, mapping the entire path isn't congruent with the concept in the topic, which encompasses both "Father's sister's daughter, younger than me" and "Mother's sibling's daughter, younger than me" in one phrase.