Family terms
Household Form, Family Form The duties of the household are divided up by gender. Women cook food, wash clothes and see to the children. Men work within the clans and in the fields. Men also perform repairs about the house and do most heavy manual labor. Large families are typical with as many as seven or eight spouses and as many as twenty children. Children normally live with their parents until age 18 for boys and 20 for girls. At that point, they may move into a guild, join the military, serve aboard a ship, marry into a family or choose some other path. In agricultural areas, it is common for them to stay on and help with the farm. Birth - Beliefs, Customs Qatama have a gestation period of 11 months. Unwanted pregnancies are terminated through the ingestion of a mildly poisonous herb. Children - Discipline, Education, Recreation Children are educated in groups by village scholars. In the larger cities, specialized academies exist. Discipline is harsh. Recreation and games usually have an educational theme. Children are taught that strength of will is as important as strength of body. ___________________________________________________________________ Now a bit of vocabulary. man = kang woman = mung Mr., sir, gentleman... = -han Mrs., Miss, Ms., ma'am, lady... = -hana name / to be called = ata person = kong family = tanga clan / tribe = tang relative = tangru father = kangha mother = mungha brother = taja sister = munu boy, son = taj girl, daughter = mungu aunt = mungla uncle = kangla niece, nephew = tajum grandfather = kara / kangra grandmother = mura / mungra cousin = tajal / munul husband = kang wife = mung marriage / to marry / to be married = muhuka divorce = muhula in-law = ajum baby = umun child = umun teenager = umunha adult / people = kanga friend = maja enemy = ujuna elder = ongoq The difference between kangra/kara and mungra/mura is one of familiarity/respect. If you know the elder well enough you would simply refer to him/her with kara/mura, but in times when the goal is to show respect and tact, kangra/mungra are used.
Household Form, Family Form The duties of the household are divided up by gender. Women cook food, wash clothes and see to the children. Men work within the clans and in the fields. Men also perform repairs about the house and do most heavy manual labor. Large families are typical with as many as seven or eight spouses and as many as twenty children. Children normally live with their parents until age 18 for boys and 20 for girls. At that point, they may move into a guild, join the military, serve aboard a ship, marry into a family or choose some other path. In agricultural areas, it is common for them to stay on and help with the farm. Birth - Beliefs, Customs Qatama have a gestation period of 11 months. Unwanted pregnancies are terminated through the ingestion of a mildly poisonous herb. Children - Discipline, Education, Recreation Children are educated in groups by village scholars. In the larger cities, specialized academies exist. Discipline is harsh. Recreation and games usually have an educational theme. Children are taught that strength of will is as important as strength of body. ___________________________________________________________________ Now a bit of vocabulary. man = kang woman = mung Mr., sir, gentleman... = -han Mrs., Miss, Ms., ma'am, lady... = -hana name / to be called = ata person = kong family = tanga clan / tribe = tang relative = tangru father = kangha mother = mungha brother = taja sister = munu boy, son = taj girl, daughter = mungu aunt = mungla uncle = kangla niece, nephew = tajum grandfather = kara / kangra grandmother = mura / mungra cousin = tajal / munul husband = kang wife = mung marriage / to marry / to be married = muhuka divorce = muhula in-law = ajum baby = umun child = umun teenager = umunha adult / people = kanga friend = maja enemy = ujuna elder = ongoq The difference between kangra/kara and mungra/mura is one of familiarity/respect. If you know the elder well enough you would simply refer to him/her with kara/mura, but in times when the goal is to show respect and tact, kangra/mungra are used.