Meaning of skin-group | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“The skin-group, or “yiminga” of a Tiwi is matrilineal; it is inherited from the mother and determines the marriage line.”
“In Walbiri society you belong⟳ to one of these eight skin-groups. They dominate your social life; they determine⟳ who you can marry⟳, and they determine⟳ how you relate⟳ to everybody else in Walbiri society.”
“She moved from skin-group to skin-group at the start⟳ of each of the six Noongar seasons, helping each family as best she could, and circulating the idea that violent resistance to the Europeans would result⟳ in more dead Noongar.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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