Linguistic Exogamy
Linguistic exogamy is a form of cultural exogamy in which marriage occurs only between speakers of different languages. The custom is common among indigenous groups in the northwest Amazon, such as the Tucano tribes. Also used to describe families in Atlantic Canada with a Francophone and an Anglophone parent.
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