Teknonymy
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Teknonymy (from Template:Langx 'child' and Script error: No such module "Lang". 'name')[1] is the practice of referring to parents by the names of their children.[2] This practice can be found in many different cultures around the world. The term was coined by anthropologist Edward Burnett Tylor in an 1889 paper.[3] Such names are called teknonyms, teknonymics, or paedonymics.[4]
Examples
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Teknonymy can be found in:
- Various Austronesian peoples:
- The Cocos Malays of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, where parents are known by the name of their first-born child.[5] For instance, a man named Hashim and his wife, Anisa, have a daughter named Sheila. Hashim is now known as Pak Sheila (literally 'Sheila's father') and Anisa as Mak Sheila ('Sheila's mother').
- Toba Batak people of Indonesia.[6] The case is very similar to the Cocos Malays.
- Balinese people of Indonesia.[7]
- Dayak and related indigenous peoples of Borneo, like the Penan[8]
- Betsileo people of Madagascar, in particular the Zafimaniry subgroup[9]
- language of the Madurese people of Indonesia
- Mentawai people of Indonesia[10]
- Tao people of Taiwan[11]
- the Korean language; for example, if a Korean woman has a child named Su-min, she might be called Template:Translit (meaning 'mother of Su-min')[3]
- the Chinese language has a similar but also very flexible phenomenon. Suppose a boy's nickname at home is Script error: No such module "Lang". (Er'er), then the father of the child can call the child's mother Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning 'his mom'/'child's mom'/'Er'er's mom', respectively.[12] Similar applies to the boy's mother calling her husband (i.e., the boy's father) by changing Script error: No such module "Lang". ('mom') to Script error: No such module "Lang". ('dad'). This usage occurs mostly between parents, but can also be found in other limited scenarios, e.g. a teacher calling a child's parents.
- Bangladeshi people
- the Arabic-speaking world; for example, if a Saudi man named Hasan has a male child named Zayn, Hasan will now be known as Template:Translit (literally 'father of Zayn'). Similarly, Template:Translit (Malik is a name used for males) is 'mother of Malik'. This is known as a Template:Translit in Arabic and is used as a sign of respect for others.
- areas of Amazonia[13]
- the Zuni language, indigenous to New Mexico
- various African peoples, particularly in West Africa
- the Nupe people of Nigeria; for example, if a man has a son named Isyaku, he will be known as Baba Isyaku, whereas his wife would be called Nna Isyaku.
- the Yoruba language of West Africa; for example, if a woman has a son named Femi, she will now be known as Script error: No such module "Lang". (meaning 'mother of Femi') and her husband Script error: No such module "Lang". (meaning 'father of Femi').
- the Hausa language of West Africa; for example, if a man has a son named Adam, the man will be known as Baban Adam, while his wife would be called Maman Adam.
- Swahili, as spoken in Tanzania and Kenya;[14] for example, if a woman has a son named Musa, the woman would be known as Script error: No such module "Lang".. Musa's father would be known as Script error: No such module "Lang"..
- to some extent, among Habesha people in the Horn of Africa
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reflections on Japanese Language and Culture. Studies in the humanities and social relations. Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies, Keio University. 1987. p. 65. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
On the Notion of Teknonymy In the field of anthropology, the custom of calling the parent after the child is known as teknonymy, a term coined from the Greek word teknon "child" and the anglicized form of onoma as onymy "name".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parsons, Elsie Clews (1914). "Teknonymy". American Journal of Sociology. 19 (5): 649–650. doi:10.1086/212300. ISSN 0002-9602. JSTOR 2763131.
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- ^ Oxford English Dictionary (2005), "paedonymic, n."
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vilaça, Aparecida (2002). "Making Kin out of Others in Amazonia". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 8 (2): 347–365. doi:10.1111/1467-9655.00007. JSTOR 3134479.
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External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". The dictionary definition of teknonym at Wiktionary
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