hypergamy

Updated: May 18, 2025

There is no custom of hypergamy. A Khasi cannot marry his maternal uncle's daughter during the lifetime of the maternal uncle. This is probably due to the fact that the maternal uncle, or kni, in a Khasi household is regarded more in the light of a father than of an uncle.

P. R. T. (Philip Richard Thornhagh) Gurdon - The Khasis