Woman-to-Woman Marriage in African Tradition

A Casestudy of Igbo land

Njide Mkparu

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The answer to this question is yes. It is traditionally permitted in Igbo land for a woman to pay dowry on the head of her fellow woman and calls her, her wife. But this same tradition forbids a man to get married to his fellow man.

Igbo tribes are groups of people with unique cultures and traditions. In Igbo land, men…

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