Cognatic kinship
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Cognatic kinship is a mode of descent calculated from an ancestor or ancestress counted through any combination of male and female links, or a system of bilateral kinship where relations are traced through both a father and mother.[1] Such relatives may be known as cognates. Such societies are less numerous than Unilineal kingroup . The kinship system of Polynesia , Indonesia are some examples.
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