However, while the emphasis was on the acquisition of primary rights through a single matrilineal or patrilineal kin group, an individual was in fact linked by birth and marriage to one or more groups through which additional rights to land could be obtained.

Land inheritance and ownership in customary sense is both patrilineal and matrilineal.

An orphan , of kin ,

An orphan , of kin ,

his kin who sheltered him ,

An orphan near of kin .

An orphan near of kin ,

his kin who sheltered him ,

An orphan near of kin .

An orphan near of kin ,

to an orphan near of kin

And his kin that sheltered him .

To an orphan near of kin .

to an orphan near of kin

And his kin that harboured him

his kin , which had sheltered him

to an orphan near of kin

And his kin that sheltered him .

To an orphan near of kin .

to an orphan near of kin

And his kin that harboured him

his kin , which had sheltered him

And warn thy clan , thy nearest kin .

And warn thy clan , thy nearest kin .

16.18 In a patrilineal society, it is the man who has the rights to the children.

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In the lineage system that exists in the country (patrilineal and matrilineal) the character of assumed gender is similar.

There are, however, patrilineal systems where all sons share inheritance rights, with the first born having the bigger share.

The Civil Code, particularly the Family Law that safeguards the ideal of a society based on patrilineal family unity, regulates the marriage.

We need to think of others as members of our kin, and we need forgiveness.

Give to the near of kin , the needy and the destitute traveler their rights and do not squander ,

Give to the near of kin , the needy and the destitute traveler their rights and do not squander ,

If you turned away , would you then haply work corruption in the land , and break your bonds of kin ?

If you turned away , would you then haply work corruption in the land , and break your bonds of kin ?

Unto males shall be a portion of that which their parents and others near of kin may leave and unto females shall be a portion of that which their parents and other near of kin may leave , whether it be small or large , a portion allotted .

Unto males shall be a portion of that which their parents and others near of kin may leave and unto females shall be a portion of that which their parents and other near of kin may leave , whether it be small or large , a portion allotted .

Considerable overlap of ownership by individuals linked by family and kinship ties, or by partnerships among kin and family friends

For a discussion of the interaction of these social and biological kin recognition factors see Lieberman, Tooby, and Cosmides (2007).

At birth an individual acquired specific rights through both the mother and father, usually with an emphasis on one side or the other, depending on whether the society was matrilineal or patrilineal.

Participation of women, however, is limited in the traditionally male domain such as the nakamal' and how the are able to participate depends on the matrilineal or patrilineal nature of the society.

They prefer to invest in boys arguing that these shall secure the continuity of lineage, while girls (it goes) once married leave their own family lineages to adopt the patrilineal ones, for example.

In our ancestral communities, the attacks are far worse we all know of the repeated cases of murders against our kin.

And give to the near of kin his due and ( to ) the needy and the wayfarer , and do not squander wastefully .

And give to the near of kin his due and ( to ) the needy and the wayfarer , and do not squander wastefully .

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness I am the LORD.