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Re: [katanda] Another kinship problem?

"The Shadow" <grose12@hidden.email> wrote:
> 
> One thing I suddenly noticed the other day is that there is 
> apparently no way to render the English words "aunt" and "uncle" 
> properly.  ie, an "aunt" is either "the sister of a parent" OR "the 
> wife of a brother of a parent".
> 
> Ditto for such expressions as "sister-in-law", which can mean "the 
> wife of a brother" or "the sister of one's spouse".
> 

You're right!  I never thought of this.  I'm open to any suggestions.


Regards,

Rick Morneau
http://www.eskimo.com/~ram