An Analytical Study of Burmese Kinship Terms in Danubyu Township, Myanmar

Authors

  • Tayzaw Thara Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
  • Veetakarn Kanokkamalade Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

Keywords:

Kinship terms, Burmese language, Culture, Dialect

Abstract

The Burmese kinship terms can be divided into native kinship terms and foreign kinship terms depending on the source, and can also be divided into civil kinship terms and royal kinship terms depending on the users. Burmese kinship terms have different degrees of distinction in the following six dimensions: paternal and maternal, age, sex, linearity and collateral, consanguinity, affinity, users, and occasions of use. The unique rules for using Burmese kinship terms reflect the Burmese concept of distinctions between superiority and inferiority, seniors and juniors, intimacy, and estrangement. Furthermore, Burmese kinship terms reflect the form of marriage that the Burmese have experienced and also reflect the ethnic cognitive orientation of Burmese in terms of the familiarity of experience, cognitive distance, and metaphorical thinking.

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2024-01-20

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Tayzaw Thara, & Kanokkamalade, V. (2024). An Analytical Study of Burmese Kinship Terms in Danubyu Township, Myanmar. Journal of Dhammaduta, 1(2), 41–54. Retrieved from https://so14.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Dhammaduta/article/view/591

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): July - December

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Research Article

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