[Lexicog] Words for "cousin"

[Doug Trick]

The English word "cousin" refers to the offspring of a 
parent's sibling.  Since the offspring is either male or 
female, a parent is either male or female, and the parent's 
sibling is either male or female, there are (at least) 8 
potential combinations:
- male offspring of father's brother
- female offspring of father's brother
- male offspring of father's sister
- female offspring of father's sister
- male offspring of mother's brother
- female offspring of mother's brother
- male offspring of mother's sister
- female offspring of mother's sister

I recently read somewhere that Farsi has 8 distinct forms, 
corresponding to the above.  Can anyone confirm whether or 
not this is true?  Or, can anyone confirm whether any other 
language has 8 distinct forms?  Or even 4 different forms?

Doug Trick, SIL Philippines


 
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