It is types of m’age b/w children of sibling of opposite sex i.e m’age between offspring of persons of diff genders of same generation having common patent.
Types
- Paternal Cross Cousin Marriage – m’age with father’s sister’s daughter e.g Chippewa Indians
- Maternal Cross Cousin Marriage – m’age with mother’s brother’s daughter e.g Lovedu of South Africa, Kachinof Burma
Examples – Discontinuously distributed all over the world & very common in South India.
- Gonds, Bhils, Mikir (Assam) , Chippewa Indians etc
Reasons
- Permanent & closer relationships ; Tribal societies → close socio-economic co-op
- Return of bride money
among Gonds, Known as Dudh Lotwana
