What differences do you notice between the English language way of describing the system of family relations and the system of family relations in your mother tongue?
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Do you know these expressions:
maternal – paternal
matrilineal – patrilineal
paternal uncle – maternal uncle
paternal grandfather – paternal grandmother
maternal grandfather – maternal grandmother
is more complex
is less complex
has more terms
has fewer terms
is a more complex system of classification
is a less complex system of classification
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