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Tiv marriage rites, bride price traditions, ceremonies, and family customs.
Kem Kwase
An overview of how the traditional Tiv Kem Kwase marriage system evolved from symbolic gift-giving into a process involv…
Kwase Dyako
A traditional Tiv custom in which a widow was inherited by her deceased husband's brother or another close male relative…
Kwase u Sha Uika
A rare form of Tiv marriage in which wealthy men purchased women who had been sold into slavery by neighbouring communit…
Kwase Ngohol
A traditional Tiv marriage system that developed from the forceful seizure of women by men who could not obtain wives th…
The traditional Tiv marriage system in which a groom's family pays a symbolic bride price and fulfills customary marriag…
Yamshe
The earliest traditional Tiv marriage system in which sisters or female relatives were exchanged between families instea…
Yiase I Asav Asav I Kwase Eren Ken Tiv
An overview of the history and cultural significance of marriage among the Tiv people, from traditional practices to mod…
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