children of two brothers; 13, 14, 15, and 16 are also brothers and sisters, being the children of two sisters. These groups are Kami to each other. Similar groups of Kami occur in the succeeding levels, the last being 43 and 44, who are Kami to 45 and 46.
These Kami, it may be mentioned, are, among the Dieri, prohibited from intermarriage, although among the Urabunna certain of them are Nupa to each other, a man being "only Nupa to the female children of the elder brothers of his mother," or, what is exactly the same thing, to those of the elder sisters of his father.[1]
Noa is a reciprocal relation which may be explained by the term "potential spouse." For instance, when a child is born, say No. 9 in the table, it is thereby a member of a certain group, as the case may be, of males or females, each of whom is Noa to each individual of another analogous group of the opposite sex. The man 9 on his birth became Noa to each female in a group whose brothers were Noa to his sisters. Thus there is on either side a group of women who are own or tribal sisters, and who are Noa to a group of men, on the other side, who are own or tribal brothers. It is the children of the Kami who are born into the Noa condition.
In the Table 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7, 8 are Noa; similarly 9, 10, 11, 12 and 17, 18, 19, 20 are Noa. But these are in the Kami relation to 13, 14, 15, 16 and 21, 22, 23, 24.
In the succeeding level there are some who are Noa and some who are Kami to each other. Of the former are 27 and 31, who are Noa to 36 and 40; also 28 and 32, who are Noa to 35 and 39.
Imari means husband's brother or male-speaking wife's sister. Those shown in Table are 1-6, 2-5, 3-8, 4-7, 9-19, 10-20, 11-17, 12-18, 13-23, 14-24, 15-21. and 16-22.
Kadi is wife's brother. In this relation are 1 and 2 to 7 and 8; 9 and 11 to 18 and 20; 13 and 15 to 22 and 24; 27 and 31 to 35 and 39. Under the Kanini
- ↑ Spencer and Gillen, op. cit. p. 61.
