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matrilineality

Summary

matrilineality is a kinship system[1]. matrilineality draws 261 Wikipedia views per month (kinship_system category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • matrilineality's instance of is recorded as kinship system[3].
  • matrilineality is a type of unilineality[4].
  • matrilineality is the opposite of patrilineality[5].
  • matrilineality's different from is recorded as matriarchy[6].

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Definition and Type

matrilineality's instance of is recorded as kinship system[3]. matrilineality is a type of unilineality[4]. matrilineality is the opposite of patrilineality[5].

Why It Matters

matrilineality draws 261 Wikipedia views per month (kinship_system category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] matrilineality has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] matrilineality is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Opposite of → patrilineality
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29131, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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