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This document provides an overview of Javanese kinship terminology based on fieldwork conducted in two villages near Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 1983 and 1986. It discusses key variables like geography, social class, and time that affect kinship terminology. The terminology is studied among the rural lower class. Key findings include that membership in a family (brayat) is reckoned bilaterally through both male and female lines. Individuals have multiple names over their lifetime. While descent is bilateral, t
- Author
- ADE SUMARDI
- Language
- EN