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The Eskimo System Singles Out the Biologically Closest Group of Relations

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The Eskimo system singles out the biologically closest group of relations and treats more distant kin more or less equally.


Definitions:

Ordinary Annuity

Harmony of equal contributions at the end of each cycle for a particular duration.

Expressed

Clearly stated, articulated, or otherwise made known in explicit terms.

Years

Units of time measuring 365 or 366 days, used as a standard time period for comparing durations.

Months

Units of time corresponding approximately to one cycle of the moon's phases, used in planning and organizing activities over a period, typically consisting of 30 or 31 days, except for February.

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