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Question
Answer briefly the following question :
Mention any two features of Tribal Law.
Solution
(1) Common name:
Each caste has a distinct name of its own through which it is distinguished from others.
(2) Common territory:
Tribes generally occupy common geographical areas.
(3) Common language:
Members of one tribe speak the same language. Each tribe has its own dialect, if not the script.
(4) Common culture:
Each tribe has prescribed patterns of behavior and festivals and deities to worship.
(5) Endogamy:
Each tribe has the practice of marrying members within their own tribe.
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