tilio sibling of either sex (Z, B) / parallel cousin of either sex [...]

1. • sibling of either sex (Z, B)
   • • Kin

   Syntactic Restriction	symmetrical term
   Typical Subject	ego male or female
   Encyclopedic Info	Morph.: The final vowel /o/ in tilio is only ever heard with a 2sg possessor; with all other persons, the noun is elided to tili’. The 3sg form has an irregular variant tieli [ʧeli].

   • • Example 1076:
       

       Tilio emele pe i-katau eo?

       Is this your younger sister?

     • Example 2465:
       

       tili' one emele

       [my female sibling] my sister

     • Example 2466:
       

       tili' one mwalkote

       [my male sibling] my brother

     • Example 2467:
       

       Tili' one pine, moe iape na ta.

       My big brother, here is his house.

2. • parallel cousin of either sex (MZC, FBC)
   • • Kin

   Syntactic Restriction	classificatory sibling
   Encyclopedic Info	Anth: Parallel cousins cannot marry together, unlike cross-cousins (leka).

   • • Example 343:
       

       Tili' one emele pe tieli et' one i-ve, kape ne-kila ini metae, pe keba basa iune.

       My female cousin, born of my mother's sister, I am not allowed to marry her, because we belong to the same moiety.

3. • great-grandparent or great-grandchild
   • • Kin

   Syntactic Restriction

   symmetrical term

Related entries

• See also:
  • pie grandfather; any male from the grandparent generation (FF, MF, MMB…) / grandson; any male from the grandchild generation (SS, DS+) / namesake, person bearing the same name as o.s.