Thus, a variation between two
agnate types of construals, such as active versus passive, as in (3)-(6), applies to a group of expressions that are enate.
The clone, called an "
agnate," will be grown to the same biological age as the sponsor in only 12 months.
As a result of the various methods of accretion and attachment, Yatavo
agnates now only make up only 87 of 330 Nauti residents, or 26.4%.
Therefore, there seems to be a strong case for the proposition that the underlying rationale, the `illah, of a two to one ratio in estate distribution when male
agnates and specialized female
agnates inherit together, is that the males have the greater financial responsibilities towards the specialized female
agnates with whom they inherit, and toward the family in general.
Affines, however, were often suspicious of
agnates, both because they were figures outside the lineage and because many marriages were attempts to construct social or political alliances.(36) As a result, disputes with affines may have festered in ways that similar disputes with
agnates did not.
These factions originate from disputes about land between
agnates. The scarcity of land has always made it a very coveted commodity.
Musa received a great deal of respect from his
agnates, not least for his progressive views (discussed in the next section).
whether they can be referential and have
agnate free NPs).
His enemy, by contrast, was from Marseille and lived in front of the church of St John, as did some of Jacme's own relatives, namely his brother and "many other
agnates and cognates, affines and neighbours, and friends".(93) Last, he was alone on the day of the battle.
Agnates and ancestors among Nguni', African Studies 44: 47-64.
When the bride arrives at the groom's compound, he or his senior
agnates acting as his surrogates unload and 'unplug' both her cargo and her body: they remove the father-in-law's flutes from the bride's net bag and remove the cooked pork from the flutes, feeding morsels to the bride by placing each one directly into her 'newly-"bearded" mouth' so her hands never touch her father's meat.
It is misleading to say that if the
agnates (asabat) do not exhaust the estate, the remainder is divided among the cognates (p.
