Iri - Iri

Japanese: イリ - いり
Iri - Iri

In some cases, the Ainu practice matrimonial or matrimonial-patrimonial marriages. There is no suitable Ainu word to mean family, and the closest word to it is "iri," which is also used to refer to kinship groups larger than family.
[relatives]
It is convenient to analyze kinship relationships from two perspectives: the family of orientation (parent-sibling relationships) and its extension, and the family of procreation (husband-wife relationships).

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ある場合には母処婚または母処・父処婚的形態をとっている。家族をあらわす適当なアイヌ語は存在せず,もっともそれに近いと思われる〈イリ〉という言葉は,家族よりも広い親族をさす場合にも使用される。
[親族]
 親族関係は父母兄弟関係family of orientationとその延用,および夫婦息子娘関係family of procreationとその延用の2側面から分析するのを便とする。…

※「イリ」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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