“Inheritance is based partly on agnation, and agnatic kin are theoretically all potential heirs to each other's livestock and other wealth.”
“To code the data, Byrnes concentrated on three important linguistic aspects that are closely related to GM, specifically derivations, rank shift and agnation.”
“Skelly uses her length well, balancing tension and release in a dynamic agnation.”
“A meal, called pithapona, consisting of rice and margosa leaves, is partaken of by agnates only.”
“A protagonist's supporters, mostly close agnates, are motivated to assist because of the desire to help a brother, that is through conventional motivation.”
“Men's social identity is almost entirely connected to the reputation of their agnatic Houses as well as the nature of their relations with agnates.”