Cousin - Cousin

Japanese: イトコ - いとこ
Cousin - Cousin

... refers to marriage between cousins. Cousin marriage is treated differently in societies where descent is traced through the paternal or maternal line, and in non-monoline societies.

From 【Relatives】

...In Japan, these two types of kinship organizations are found, and kinship is one of the two egocentric kinship organizations. Relatives are designated by a variety of folk terms depending on the region, such as oyako, oyagumaki, itoko, shinruimaki, shinrui, shinseki, yauchi, ikke, harou-ji, and kyode, and the content also varies depending on the region. Itoko, oyako, harou-ji, and kyode have very strong characteristics of egocentric kinship organizations with individuals as the unit. For example, itoko, which is often used in the coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture, emphasizes the aspect that two individuals are cousins.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "cousin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イトコどうしの婚姻をいう。イトコ婚は,出自を父系または母系でたどる単系社会でも,非単系社会においても,さまざまな扱いを受けている。…

【親類】より

…日本にはこの二つの親族組織がみられるが,親類はこのうちの自己中心的親族組織の一種である。親類はオヤコ,オヤグマキ,イトコ,シンルイマキ,シンルイ,シンセキ,ヤウチ,イッケ,ハロウジ,キョーデーなど地域によって多様な民俗語彙で指示され,その内容も地域によって多様である。イトコ,オヤコ,ハロウジ,キョーデーは単位を個人とする自己中心的親族組織の性格が非常につよく,例えば岩手県海岸部地方でよく用いられるイトコは,ある個人とある個人がイトコどうしであるという側面が強調される。…

※「イトコ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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