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webGuinée
Anthropologie & Société
Fulbhe

William Derman
Serfs, Peasants, and Socialists:
A former Serf Village in the Republic of Guinea
University of California Press. 1968. 280 p.

Appendix I
Fulbhe Kinship Terminology

Descent on Ego's father's lines
1. The generation of ego's father
  1. Fa-baaba or ben
  2. FaBr - usually bappa, sometimes baaba or ben
  3. FaSi - yaaye
  4. FaFaBrSo - bappa
  5. FaFaBrDa - yaaye
  6. FaFaFaBrSoSo - bappa
  7. FaFaFaBrSoDa - yaaye
2. The generation of ego's grandfather
  1. FaFa - soro or baaba - or soro an ka bonba
  2. FaFaBr - soro
  3. FaFaSi - pati
  4. FaFaFaBrSo - soro
  5. FaFaFaBrDa - pati
3. The generation of ego's great-grandfather
  1. FaFaFa - maama
  2. FaFaFaBr - maama
  3. FaFaFaSi - maama
4. Other generations above
  1. Ancestor - mama
5. Ego's generation
  1. Brother - none
  2. Elder brother (same or different mothers, same or different fathers if mother the same.) koto, mawniraawo
  3. Younger brother - minnyiraawo
  4. Sister-younger - minnyiraawo, older - dyaaya (The word bandiraawo can be used by one to refer to his [or her] siblings of the opposite sex.)
  5. FaBrSo - younger - minnyiraawo, older - kotoo or mawniraawo (for both men and women)
  6. FaBrDa - younger - minnyiraawo, older - dyaaya
  7. FaFaBrSoSo - same terms as for FaBrSo
  8. FaFaBrSoDa - same terms as for FaBrDa
6. The generation of ego's son
  1. Son - bhiddho (child), gorko (male)
  2. Da - bhiddho (child), dyiwo (female)
  3. BrSo-bhiddho
  4. BrSo - f.s.- yaaye or his name (Reciprocal terminology for generation - must call FaBr bappa. He in turn call you by your name, or bappa.
  5. BrDa - bhiddho
  6. BrDa - f.s. - yaaye
  7. FaBrSoSo - m.s - bhiddho
  8. FaBrSoSo - f.s. - yaaye or his name
  9. FaBrSoDa- m.s.-bhiddho
  10. FaBrSoDa - f.s. - bhiddho
  11. FaFaBrSoSoSo - bhiddho
  12. FaFallrSoSoSo - f.s. - yaaye or his name
  13. FaFaBroSoDa - bhiddho
  14. FaFaBrSoSoDa - f.s. - bhiddho
7. The generation of ego's grandchildren
  1. SoSo - taaniraawo or his name
  2. SoDa - taaniraawo
  3. BrSoSo - taaniraawo
  4. BrSoDa - taaniraawo
  5. FaBrSoSoSo - taaniraawo
  6. FaBrSoSoDa - taaniraawo
8. The generation of ego's great grandchildren
  1. SoSoSo - dyaatiraawo
  2. SoSoDa - dyaatiraawo
9. The other generations under-great great grandchildren
  1. SoSoSoSo - kokko
Descent of ego's mother's lines
1. The generation of ego's mother
  1. Mo - neene, yumma (polite form)
  2. MoBr - kaawu or baadhiraawo
  3. MoSi - neene
  4. MoFaBrSo - kaawu or baadhiraawo
  5. MoFaBrDa - neene
  6. MoFaFaBrSoS - kaawu
  7. MoFaFaBrSoDa - neene
2. The generation of ego's maternal grandfather
  1. MoFa - soro (ka neene)
  2. MoFaBr - soro
  3. MoFaSi - pati
3. The generation of ego's maternal great-grandfather
  1. MoFaFa - maama (usually said maama soro)
  2. MoFaFaBr - maama
  3. MoFaFaSi - maama
4. Ego's generation
  1. MoBrSo - dendhan
  2. MoBrDa - dendhan
  3. MoSiSo - m.s. remmiraawo or terms for siblings
  4. MoSiSo - f.s.- remmiraawo
  5. MoSiDa - remmiraawo
  6. MoFaBrSoSo - dendhan
  7. MoFaFaBrSoSoSo - dendhan
Ego's kinfolk by affinity
1. The Generation of ego's father
  1. FaWi - neene or yumma
  2. FaBrWi - neene
  3. FaSiHu - bappa
  4. MoSiHu - kaawu
2. The generation of ego's grandfather
  1. FaFaWi - paati
  2. MoFaWi - soro
3. Ego's generation
  1. BrWi - yheekiraawo or bheyngu (wife)
  2. BrWi - f.s. - younger - esiraawo, older - keynan
  3. SiHu - m.s. - younger - esiraawo, older - keynan
  4. SiHu - f.s. - younger - esiraawo, older - keynan
  5. FaBrDaHu - esiraawo or keynan (depends on age)
  6. FaBrSoWi - same as BrWi
  7. FaSiSoWi - for wife of cross cousins - if the cousin is older than ego, ego calls the wife, "my wife"; if cousin is younger than ego, ego calls her esiraawo
  8. FaSiDaHu - f.s. bheyngu or esiraawo
  9. MoSiSoWi - m.s. - keynan or esiraawo
  10. MoSiDaHu - f.s .- esiraawo or bheyngu
  11. MoBrDaHu - f.s.- keynan or esiraawo
  12. MoBrSoWi - m.s. - esiraawo or bheyngu
  13. FaFaBrSoSoWi - m.s. - yheekiraawo or bheyngu
4. The Generation of ego's son
  1. SoWi - esiraawo
  2. DaHu - esiraawo
  3. BrSoWi - esiraawo
  4. SiSoWi - esiraawo
  5. BrDaHu - esiraawo
  6. SiDaHu - kaawu
  7. FaBrSoSoWi - esiraawo
  8. FaBrSoDaHu - esiraawo
5. The generation of ego's grandchildren
  1. SoSoWi - soro
  2. SoDaHu - soro
  3. PaDaHu - soro
  4. DaSoWi - soro
  5. BrSoSoWi - soro
  6. SiSoSoWi - soro
Ego's Wife's Kin
1. Wife's parents' generation
  1. WiFa - esiraawo
  2. WiMo - esiraawo
  3. WiFaBr - esiraawo
  4. WiFaSi - esiraawo
  5. WiMoBr - esiraawo
  6. WiFaFaBrSoSo - esiraawo
  7. HuFa - esiraawo
  8. HuMo - esiraawo
  9. HuFaBr - esiraawo
  10. HuFaSi - esiraawo
  11. HuMoBr - esiraawo
  12. HuFaFaBrSoSo - dyaatiraawo
2. The second generation above ego
  1. WiFaFa - soro
  2. WiFaFaBr - soro
  3. WiFaMo - pati
  4. WiMoFa - soro
  5. HuFaFa - soro
  6. HuFaFaBr - soro
  7. HuMoFa - soro
  8. HuFaMo - pati
3. Ego's generation
  1. WiSi - younger than wife - keynan, older than wife - esiraawo
  2. WiFaBrDa - younger than wife - keynan, older than wife esiraawo
  3. WiMoSiDa - esiraawo or bheyngu
  4. WiSiHu - name or esiraawo or keynan
  5. WiFaBrDaHu - name
  6. WiMoSiDaHu - name
  7. WiBr - younger than wife - keynan, older than wife - esiraawo
  8. WiBrWi- name
  9. WiFaBrSo - same as WiBr
  10. WiMoSiSo - keynan or esiraawo
  11. WiFaSiSo - keynan or esiraawo
  12. WiFaSiDa - esiraawo or bheyngu
  13. WiMoBrDa - esiraawo or bheyngu
  14. HuBr-Hu - yheekiraawo and (my husband)
  15. HuSi - younger than husband - keynan, older than husband esiraawo
  16. HuFaBrSo - same as HuBr
  17. HuMoSiSo - younger than ego - keynan, older esiraawo
  18. HuFaSiSo - younger - esiraawo, older - bheyngu
  19. HuMoBrDa - younger- esiraawo, older - bheyngu
  20. HuMoSiDa - younger than ego - keynan, older - esiraawo
  21. HuFaBrDa - younger than ego - keynan, older - esiraawo
  22. HuWi - nawliraawo (co-wives of same husband)
  23. HuBrWi - pettyiraawo (wives of two brothers)