Matrilocal Residence - List of Matrilocal Societies

List of Matrilocal Societies

  • Bribri
  • Filipinos – (both matrilocal and patrilocal)
  • Garo
  • Hopi
  • Iban – (both matrilocal and patrilocal)
  • Iroquois
  • Jaintia
  • Karen
  • Khasi
  • Marshallese
  • Mosuo – (separate residence; each lives in mother's household)
  • Siraya
  • Tlingit
  • Vanatinai
  • Sinixt

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