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Tribal Marriage

  • Marriage by exchange.
  • Marriage by capture is where a man forcibly marries a woman.
  • Marriage by intrusion is where a woman forcibly marries a man.
  • Marriage by probation allow a man to stay at woman place for weeks together after which if they decide to get married.
  • Marriage by purchase or giving b ride price. A man is required to give an agreed amount of cash/kind to the parents of the bride as price which usually varies according to the physical beauty and utility of the bride.
  • Marriage by service is where the man serves at his father-in-law's house before marriage.
  • Marriage by trial.
  • Marriage by mutual consent.
  • Marriage by elopement.