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Chapter three - the Ram or village community |
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the moieties and the Tsami |
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polygyny, patrilineal descent and exogamy |
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The Ram or Village Community. |
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1. The Moieties and the Tsami. |
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The Nzemi trace descent patrilineally and marriage is patrilocal. Polygyny is not prohibited, but in fact occurs only in special circumstances, so that in practice the Nzemi are monogamous. [1 [Record T86761][Record T86762] |
