Among the Yako of Nigeria, an individual might inherit grazing lands from his father’s patrilineal group, and livestock and ritual knowledge from his mother’s matrilineal group. This is an example of which kind of descent?
a. Ambilineal
b. Bilocal
c. Patrilateral
d. Matrilineal
e. Double
ANSWER: e
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