Does your language have a unique lexical item for each kind, or is a phrase used ? Does your language have different single words for ‘older brother’ and ‘younger brother’?

Semantics.

Develop one coherent part of the lexicon in detail. Describe as necessary and list 25 terms in your language in phonemic transcription and accompanying translations, with glosses as necessary. For example, you could develop the kinship system based on the type of society you have. In English, we have the term grandfather that applies both maternally and paternally. Does your language have a unique lexical item for each kind, or is a phrase used ? Does your language have different single words for ‘older brother’ and ‘younger brother’?

In English, aunt describes both a sister of the mother , as well as the wife of a parent’s brother; does your language have different words for each kind? Are kinship terms the same for each gender, or do males and females use different vocabulary items for certain relationships, e.g. ‘dad ’ vs. ‘dad ’? You could instead choose to develop the terminology for foods unique to your culture—have fun if you’re a foodie. Or what are all the terms for types of camels or horses and their care, if they play a significant role in your society? For example, here is a link that describes many words for camels in Arabic:
https://medium.com/@chrisneil/just-how-many-words-does-arabic-have-for-camel-da5b58022564
Choose any domain that interests you: breeds of dog, types of weapons, genres of literature, types of book, desserts, coffee drinks, speech acts , emotions, etc. One point per word (25) plus 6 points for clarity of explanation, presentation, and creativity

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