An anthropologist discovers that an informant who is describing her society's kinship terminology uses the same term,"Bapa," to refer to both her father and her father's brother.What does this indicate?
A) The informant is being deceptive.
B) The informant is unclear as to who her real biological father is.
C) All "Bapas" share a common status and play the same roles in relation to ego.
D) The informant is poorly informed.

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This indicates that in the informant's society, there is a single term for both the father and the father's brother, suggesting that they share a common status and play similar roles in relation to ego. This is known as a "Hawaiian" kinship system, which uses one term to refer to both the father and the father's brothers, and another term to refer to both the mother and the mother's sisters.

An Anthropologist Discovers That an Informant Who Is Describing Her