| And capitalizing the old friendship, some water users have even established the affinal relationship. |
| This was not just a matter of whether consanguineal or affinal relations had logical priority. |
| Kurradj is both song language for 'blood' and also the term for blood used in the Bininj Kunwok affinal kin respect register kun-debuy. |
| Kinship, ascribed and affinal, ensures links and easier access over a much larger area, decreasing risk. |
| Consanguineal relatives are considered more important than are affinal relatives. |
| One possible explanation for using a separate term to mother's brother might be that under cross-cousin marriage, the ego becomes closer as affinal kin. |
