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What does the source say a matriline traces?

Descent from a female ancestor through mothers.

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  1. Property given at marriage
  2. A father line only
  3. Descent from a female ancestor through mothers ✔

Why: A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant in which all intervening generations are mothers.

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Answer: Descent from a female ancestor through mothers. A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant in which all intervening generations are mothers.

  1. Family en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family
    A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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