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This document discusses the systems of teknonyms and death-names used by the Penan people of Borneo. Teknonyms refer to names individuals acquire based on their role as a parent, such as "Tama" for a father or "Tinan" for a mother. These names are used until the child is given a personal name or the parent dies. Death-names are names assumed upon the death of a relative, based on the deceased

Author

João Pedro Turri

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EN