The
Serbo-Croatian standard languages (
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
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* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
,
Croatian,
Bosnian and
Montenegrin) have one of the more elaborate
kinship
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...
(''srodstvo'') systems among European languages. Terminology may differ from place to place. Most words are common to other
Slavic languages, though some derive from
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
. The standardized languages may recognize slightly different pronunciations or dialectical forms; all terms are considered standard in all language standards, unless otherwise marked:
/sup> (Serbian), /sup> (Croatian), /sup> (Bosnian) and /sup> (Montenegrin) below.
There are four main types of kinship in the family: biological blood kinship, kinship by law (in-laws
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), spiritual kinship (such as godparents), and legal kinship through adoption and remarriage.
As is common in many rural family structures, three generations of a family will live together in a home in what anthropologists call a joint family structure, where parents, their son(s), and grandchildren would cohabit in a family home.''Kinship, networks, and exchange; The Grapevine Forest: Kinship, Status, and Wealth in a Mediterranean Community (Selo, Croatia)'' by Bojka Milici, Thomas Schweizer, Douglas R. White
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Direct descendance and ancestry
Words for relations up to five generations removed—great-great-grandparents and great-great-grandchildren—are in common use. The fourth-generation terms are also used as generics for ancestors and descendants. There is no distinction between the maternal and paternal line.
Own generation
Diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
forms of siblings are used for cousins.
Indirect ancestry, descendants and legal relations
There are separate terms for maternal and paternal uncles, but not for aunts. In addition, spouses of uncles and aunts have their own terms.
In-laws
There are separate terms for a man's and a woman's parents-in-law. However, the same terms are commonly used for siblings-in-law and children-in-law. There are separate terms for co-siblings-in-law.
Step-relatives
There are spouses of ancestors that are not blood relatives and their spouse's descendants, second spouse of father's or mother's siblings (paternal or maternal step-aunts and step-uncles) and their children.
Foster-relatives
Foster relations are important and have dedicated terms.
References
Further reading
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*{{cite journal, editor=Никола Пантелић, journal=Гласник Етнографског музеја у Београду књ. 50, year=1986, author=Мирко Бaрјaктaровић, title=О сродничким називима код нас и њиховом делимичном нестајању, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EeGmCQAAQBAJ, publisher=Etnografski muzej u Beogradu, id=GGKEY:1Y5P116PDB9, pages=159–171
Serbo-Croatian language
Kinship
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...
Kinship
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...
Kinship
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...
Kinship
In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated. Anthropologist Robin Fox says that ...
Kinship terminology
Montenegrin culture
Montenegrin language
Bosniak culture
Bosnian language
Bosnia and Herzegovina culture
Serbian genealogy