The Nyinba people of Nepal have a unique culture. When a woman marries a man, she marries all his brothers, too. The brothers all have equal sexual access to the wife, and the entire family cares for the children, although the family may recognize an individual brother as the specific father of a given child. The advantage of such an arrangement is that the wealth and resources of all the brothers can be contained in one family. It also concentrates their parents' land and wealth into a single family unit as well. Which form of marriage is represented by the Nyinba people?

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Polyandry is a form of marriage in which a woman has multiple husbands. In this case, the woman marries all of her husband's brothers, making it a specific type of polyandry called fraternal polyandry. This is a rare form of marriage found in certain communities such as the Nyinba people of Nepal.

The Nyinba People of Nepal Have a Unique Culture