The following list includes societies that have been identified as

matrilineal Matrilineality is the tracing of kinship through the female line. It may also correlate with a social system in which each person is identified with their matriline – their mother's Lineage (anthropology), lineage – and which can in ...

matrilocal In social anthropology, matrilocal residence or matrilocality (also uxorilocal residence or uxorilocality) is the societal system in which a married couple resides with or near the wife's parents. Thus, the female offspring of a mother remain l ...

in ethnographic literature. "Matrilineal" means kinship is passed down through the maternal line. The Akans of Ghana, West Africa, are Matrilineal. Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana. They are made of the Akims, Asantes, Fantis, Akuapims, Kwahus, Denkyiras, Brongs, Akwamus, Krachis, etc. "Matrilocal" means new families are established in proximity to the brides' extended family of origin, not that of the groom. Note: ''separate'' in the marriage column refers to the practice of husbands and wives living in separate locations, often informally called ''

walking marriage The Mosuo (; also spelled Moso, Mosso or Musuo), often called the Naxi among themselves, are a small ethnic group living in China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, close to the border with Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet. Consisting of a population ...

s''. See the articles for the specific cultures that practice this for further description.

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