Meaning of skin group | Babel Free

Definitions

An Australian Aborigine social division, which is inherited from the mother and which determines who one can marry and how one relates to others.

Examples

“A person is born into their skin group and thus, in addition to a personal name, shares with other relatives who are similarly classified, a skin name.”

“Until very recently the penalties for marrying someone from another skin group were very harsh, and included death.”

“Our skin group tells us who we can marry and who we should not talk to.”

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