No preference is shown for marriages between matrilateral parallel cousins. Relationships with the family grouping of one's mother (matrilateral relations) were also very important. Marriages occur across on the matrilateral side, with a marital settlement of Patrilocal residence. The term matrilateral describes kin (relatives) "on the mother's side". Thus, it established matrilateral ties with the Samaale main stem. So, a strongly patrilineal orientation will be complemented by matrilateral ties with the mother's kin.