Eskimo System of Kinship

The Eskimo system of kinship is known as Lineal System of kinship.Here a distinction beteen lineal and collateral relatives is made.In ego's generation siblings are distinguished from cousins.

Parallel and cross-cousins are classified together.In the first ascendant generation,father is distinguished from father's brother and mother's brother while the latter two are merged together.

Similarly mother is distinguished from mother's sister and father's sister while the latter two are merged together.

The Eskimo system is generally associated with the Bilateral societies such as the Eskimo Society from which it derives its name.