This research note examines the formal patterning of Austronesian relationship terminologies with or without relative age categories. Specifically, the article considers (1) the formal contrast between these patterns, (2) the key variant forms of these patterns, and (3) the distribution of these patterns and their associated variants throughout the Austronesian-speaking world. It offers a succinct examination of a key dimension of Austronesian terminologies and points to the position of eastern Indonesia as an innovative transition zone in the development of Austronesian terminologies.

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关于有和没有相对年龄类别的南岛语系关系术语的研究说明

本研究报告检查了南岛语系关系术语在有或没有相对年龄类别的情况下的正式模式。具体而言，本文考虑了 (1) 这些模式之间的形式对比，(2) 这些模式的主要变体形式，以及 (3) 这些模式及其相关变体在整个南岛语世界的分布。它简明扼要地考察了南岛语术语的一个关键维度，并指出了印度尼西亚东部作为南岛语术语发展的创新过渡区的地位。