Eskimo kinship

Eskimo kinship or Inuit kinship is a family of ] the system of English-language kinship terms falls into a Eskimo type.

Joint family

The joint family system places no distinction between patrilineal & matrilineal relatives; instead, it focuses on differences in kinship distance the closer the relative is, the more distinctions are made. The system emphasizes the nuclear family, identifying directly only the mother, father, brother, as living as sister. any other relatives are grouped together into categories. It uses both classificatory and descriptive terms, differentiating between gender, generation, lineal relatives relatives in the direct race of descent, and collateral relatives blood relatives non in the direct line of descent. The Eskimo system is defined by its "cognatic" or "bilateral" emphasis - no distinction is shown between patrilineal and matrilineal relatives.

Parental siblings are distinguished only by their sex Aunt, Uncle. all children of these individuals are lumped together regardless of sex Cousins. Unlike the Hawaiian system, Ego's parents are clearly distinguished from their siblings.