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Generation Male Female 



5. Grandson's Hitcfl-cke', hlnigk', Hitcft''j6'i)k', hin(ii)k', 



6. Great-grandson's Hitc(l°cke', hiniijk', Hitca''j6'gk', hi'naijk', 



(Hitcu°j6'i)k') (Hitca-'cke') 



7. Great-great-grandson's (HitcCi''j6'gk') (Hitc(i''cke') 



For the first three generations no term is repeated except 'hitc'(i"^wi°; 

 for the fourth generation eight terms are repeated and two terms 

 are added, MniijV and hi'n'CLyk'. After that all the terms are re- 

 peated and no new terms are added. Only three sets of terms are 

 repeated for more than two generations — Mtcd^cke' , hitcd^jd'ylc 

 Mnuy¥tce']c, wadoho'tci, and hi'niijl-%M'n'0,>j¥. After the fifth gener- 

 ation only one set of terms is used. 



Distribution of all relationsJdp terms ' occurring more than once. — 



Hi-uni'nir)k', wife of p. br.; m. sr. 



Hi'ni, elder br. ; son of p. br. ; son of m. sr. 



Hisdqk', younger br.; son of p. br. ; son of m. sr. 



Hi'nu, elder sr. ; daughter of p. br. : daughter of m. sr. 



Waitcke', younger sr.; daughter of p. br.; daughter of m. sr. 



Hi 'nil) k', son of elder br.; son of sr. (sister speaking). 



Hi'nfiqk', daughter of elder br. ; daughter of sr. 



Hitc<i°cke', son of elder br. ; son of daughter and son; son of br.; 

 son of p. sr. 



Hitc(i°j6'r)k', daughter of elder br.; daughter of daughter and son; 

 daughter of p. sr. ; daughter of br. 



Hitdi'^wi", p. sr. ; daughter of m. br. ; wife of son of m. sr. 



Hitca'°, husbands of sisters; husband of p. sr.; husband of daugh- 

 ter of m. sr. 



Hiciga'°, wife of br. ; wife of son of br. 



Hicik^e', husband of p. sr.; husband of daughter of br. 



Joking Relationship^ 



A man was not permitted to take even the slightest liberties with 

 any of his near relatives or with his mother-in-law or his father-in-law, 

 but a curious exception to this rule was permitted for his father's 

 sister's children (hitcO/'cM' and Utc0.^j6'y¥); his mother's brother's 

 children Qiitcii'^cke.' and Utc'd/'io'yl-'); his mother's brothers (hid.e'lc'); 

 and his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. In the two cases last 

 named not only was a man permitted to joke with those relatives 

 but he was supposed to do so whenever he had an opportunity. 

 Under no circumstances were any of these individuals supposed to 

 take offense. This relationship was of cotu-se reciprocal. If a person 



» A more specific study of these relationship terms is reserved for a special article on Siouan Relation- 

 ship Terms. 



* The joking relationship was discovered among the Winnebago by the author. Since then it has 

 been found to exist among the Crows and the Creeks, etc. 



