Nyang ngin karrbiyan diyaji?
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Basic outline of the two moieties and their role in Yawuybal culture.
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In Yawuybal culture, all people animals, plants and the natural environment belong to one of two moieties: karrbiyan and diyaji. They are these somewhat arbitrary groups like gender, but karrbiyan and diyaji are much more solid and consistent than gender is and serve as one of several levels of kinship in Yawuybal culture.
(Also, although words aren't inflected for moiety, certain words are still listed for karrbiyan and diyaji in the dictionary)
All people inherit their moiety from their mother and can only marry people of the opposite moiety. This means that, if you are karrbiyan, then so is your mother, your brothers and your sisters, and your father is diyaji, as well as your husband or wife and their brothers and sisters. And obviously, if you are a woman, your children will be karrbiyan, but if you are a man, they will be diyaji.
If this is a bit confusing, just follow the table below.
| Your own moiety | The other moiety |
|---|---|
| mother and her siblings your own siblings husband's/wife's father and his siblings parallel cousins sisters' children (and your own children if you're female) | father and his siblings husband/wife and his/her siblings husband's/wife's mother and her siblings cross cousins brothers' children (and your own children if you're male) |
In Yawuybal culture, everyone is treated as part of one big family and related to each other in some way. Because of this, knowing a person's moiety is crucial and is the first step in revealing whether you're related to, able to marry or not allowed to speak with this new person you've just met. The first question usually asked of a stranger therefore is, "Nyang ngin karrbiyan diyaji?" (Are you karrbiyan or diyaji?). If they are of the same moiety, both immediately know they are related to one another, but it's still undetermined what precise relation they both possess. If they are of opposing moieties, it's still unknown if the two are related or not, and the option for a "poison" relation is still possible (more details on this later).
Notes:
- Organisations involving human relations must all have sections for the two moieties. (This is explained in more detail in a later article.)
- Homosexual couples wishing to take care of children are required to dub one of themselves an "aunt" or "uncle" to signify whose moiety their children inherit. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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