404 SYSTEMS OF C O ^" S A N G U I :< I T Y AND AFFINITY 



the real father, which, as we liave seen, is the Tamihan form. At the next degree 

 the most remarkable feature of the Hindi system is fomid. My father's brother's 

 son and daughter are my brother and sister, Bhai and Bahin, the terms being the 

 same as those applied to an own brother and sister. But there is still another 

 form of expressing these relationships, of which the counterpart is found in the 

 Polish and Bulgarian. They are described by the phrase, Chachera Bald, and 

 Chacheri Bahin, literally " paternal uncle brother," and " paternal uncle sister," or 

 " brother through paternal uncle," and " sister through paternal uncle." In the Polish 

 we have Styj paternal uncle, Strijjeczna Brat-\>xoi\\ex through paternal uncle, and 

 Strijjeczna Siostra-sistev through paternal uncle. The two forms, both as to relation- 

 ship and method of expressing it, are the same. If a parallel is run between the 

 Hindi and Polish systems, the coincidences will be found to be sufficiently 

 remarkable to challenge inquiry concerning the probable Gaura origin of the Sla- 

 vonic form. But to proceed, the children of these collateral brothers and sisters 

 are my nephews and nieces, discriminated from each other as in the first collateral 

 line, and their children are my grandchildren. 



My father's sister is my aunt, Plivpld. This term is also aboriginal. Her son 

 and daughter are my brother and sister, but they are also distinguished as a brother 

 through paternal aunt, Ph^iphera B/tai, and sister through paternal aunt, Phvpheri 

 Bahia. Tlie children of these collateral brothers and sisters are my nephews and 

 nieces, and their children are my grandchildren. 



My mother's brother is my uncle, Mamu. This term is probably aboriginal, 

 although ISIr. Scott suggests a Sanskrit derivation. His son and daughter are my 

 brother and sister. They are also distinguished as Mamera Bahai and Mameri 

 BaJiiii, as in the previous cases. The children of these collateral brothers and 

 sisters are my nephews and nieces, and their children are my grandchildren. 



In the remaining branch of this line my mother's sister is my aunt, Mausi. 

 This term is from the Sanskrit Matri Sttsi, and has nearly the signification of mother. 

 To the extent in which it carries this meaning it is used in accordance with the 

 Turanian system, and tends to restore the other term for aunt to its primitive and 

 restricted application. Her children are my brothers and sisters. They are also 

 distinguished as Mauseia Bhai, brother through maternal aunt, and Maiiseti Bahin, 

 sister tlirough maternal aunt. The children of this collateral brother and sister are 

 my nephews and nieces, and the children of the latter are my grandchildren. 



The wives of these several collateral brothers are my sisters-in-law, and the hus- 

 bands of these several collateral sisters are my brothers-in-law. In these marriage 

 relationships the Hindi agrees substantially with the Tamilian form. 



With respect to the remaining collateral lines they can be sufficiently shown by 

 taking a single branch of each. In the third, my grandfather's brother is my 

 grandfather, Dada. His son is my paternal uncle, Chachd ; the son of this uncle 

 is my brother, his son is my nephew, and the son of the latter is my grandson. In 

 like manner, in the fourth, my great grandfather's brother is my great grandfather, 

 Pardada ; his sen is my grandfather, Dada, and the son of the latter is my 

 paternal uncle, Chachd. The son of this uncle is my brother, his son is my 

 nephew, and the son of the latter is my grandson. The fifth collateral line is also 



