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Therefore my brother's son is my son. 



So also it may be shown that his daughter is my daughter. 



(b) My sister is Kapata (B. 4). Her son is Murri (B. 1). 

 But Murri is not my son, for my son is KumbO (B. 3). 

 Therefore my sister's son is my nephew, this being the only 



other relationship possible. 

 So also it may be shown that my sister's daughter is my niece. 



(c) My grandsons are Kubbi, son of my son Kumbo (B. 4). 



and Ippai " " daughter Buta (B. 2). 

 My sister's (Kapota's) grandsons are Ippai, son of her son 

 Murri (B. 2) ; and Kubbi, the son of her daughter Mata 

 (B. 4). 

 But Ippai and Kubbi, as already shown, are my grandsons. In 

 like manner it may be shown that her granddaughters are my grand- 

 daughters. 



Therefore my sister's grandchildren are my grandchildren. 



II. Tamilian Characteristic. 



I, being female, the children of my sisters are my sons and daugh- 

 ters, while the children of my brothers are my nephews and nieces ; 

 but the grandchildren of my brothers, as well as those of my sisters, 

 are my grandchildren. 



In the Australian system, take any female Kapota. 



(a) I, being female, am Kapota. My sister is Kapota. 

 Her son is Murri (B. 1). But Murri is my son (B. 1). 

 Therefore my sister's son is my son. So also his daughter is 



my daughter. 



(b) My brother is Kubbi (B. 4). His son is Kumbo (B. 3). 

 But Kumbo is not my son, for my son is Murri (B. 1). 

 Therefore (as in B. 1) my brother's son is my nephew. 

 So also his daughter is my niece. 



(c) My brother Kubbi's grandsons are Kubbi and Ippai (see I. c). 

 But Ippai and Kubbi are my grandsons (see I. c). 

 Therefore my brother's grandsons are my grandsons. 



So also his granddaughters are my granddaughters. 



III. Tamilian Cfiaracteristic. 



All my father's brothers are my fathers, but all my father's sisters 

 are my aunts. 



