•It’s a stage every man and woman must go through
•It binds a woman and a man as husband and wife
•It extend the kinship ties
•It’s a communal affair
•Husband is considered superior to a wife
•Marriage is meant for procreation
•It sustains life in a community
•Polygamy is emphasized
•It improves on individual status
•Payment of bride wealth is a necessary requirement
•A wife belongs to the entire community
•Premarital pregnancies are discouraged
•Marriage does not end with the death of a husband
•Choice of marriage partner is approved by the senior members of the family
•Wife is subordinate to the husband but has her established rights
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