Inheritance passes through the women of the tribe.  Any land and children belong to the mother’s clan, called the matriclan.  A woman or man may not marry someone from their own matriclan.  The parents must approve of the woman’s husband.  A girl is expected to marry soon after her "coming of age" (Puberty) ceremony in which she is no longer considered a child and is responsible for her own actions.  A man can marry any number of women as long as he can support them.  This shows his wealth and genorosity.  There are less men than women in a tribe so this way of marrying several women helps to level this overbalance.  Sometimes marriages end in divorce in which the men take the boys and the women take all the other children and land.

Children have much freedom because parents seek to guide their children rather than disipline them. If a child misbehaves it is considered the parents' fault, for if they had trained their children better then they would have behaved better.

When babies are born, there are large celebrations in which the mother carries the baby on her back around the village.  The village showers the two with gifts.  A special ceremony is held to recognize the baby as a member of the tribe.  Everyone helps train the child to walk and talk.  The child is always being watched.

Boys are taught by their fathers to be farmers.  In their early years, boys play with girls but as they grow older, girls are scared to play with boys because of their rough play.

Girls spend much time with their mothers learning how to keep an orderly houshold.

Men and women eat their meals separately.  Unmarried men eat with their uncles, but all the women eat together.