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The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands
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Historical SummaryAmong the Bahau of Borneo names denoting family relationship are changed in accordance with specific changes in the composition of the family:
As soon as a child is born, parents and grandparents assume the child’s name, with a prefix denoting the degree of relationship. Thus, a Kayan father whose child is named Obong is called Tama Obong Djau, the last term being the original name of the father. The whole name means, thus, "the father of Obong, Djau." The term for grandfather in teknonymous usage is laki. If the child dies, our hypothetical father becomes Oyong Djau. If a younger child dies, he adopts the name Akam Djau. If he becomes a widower, he is called Aban Djau. If his brother dies, he may also be referred to as Hawan Djau. Each of these terms is
descriptive and carries a definite connotation. Thus, oyong is comprehended as meaning "father who has lost his oldest child," akam as meaning "father who has lost one of his younger children," and so on. There are analogous terms for orphan children. It can be seen that many of these terms often overlap in application. Evidently, in such a case any one of them which applies to the individual may be used in addressing or referring to him.1
1Kennedy, R.n/an/an/an/an/a, , 376 (manuscript).
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"The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands," The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands in Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, ed. Thomas, William I. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937), Original Sources, accessed June 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=679D6T1YKNDSUWZ.
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. "The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands." The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands, in Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, edited by Thomas, William I., New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1937, Original Sources. 30 Jun. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=679D6T1YKNDSUWZ.
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, 'The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands' in The Ethnology of the Greater Sunda Islands. cited in 1937, Primitive Behavior: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, ed. , McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York. Original Sources, retrieved 30 June 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=679D6T1YKNDSUWZ.
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