As regards marriage the rules are not very clearly defined, but young men of the families which sacrifice a sow to their Sakhua will not generally take girls from the families which sacrifice a mithan. Strange to say, the sow-sacrificers have no objection to providing brides for the mithan-slayers, the cause probably being that in certain cases the wife's Sakhua has to be propitiated and the cautious sons of sow-killing families object to the extra expense involved by marrying a wife whose Sakhua demands a mithan. Lieutenant Stewart states that strict rules existed prohibiting the intermarriage of cousins, however remote, but my enquiries tend to show that at present the prohibition only extends to paternal cousins to the third generation. Marriage is by purchase, the sums to be paid being:-- "Manpi" (Lushai "manpui")--three to 30 mithan, according to the family of the bride, to the father of the girl or his representative. "Golha" (Lushai "palal")--Rs. 4/- or 5/-. The bride's elder sister, one cloth of dark blue. The father's younger brother, one mithan, called "mankang," but if he is living in the same house as the father then the nearest male relative who is living separately receives this. Although a man has paid the full price for his wife, yet he has, on her death and the death of each of her sons, to pay a further sum called "longman" to her nearest male relative. Supposing Pathong marries Thonghlu's daughter and has by her two sons, one of whom dies, it is Thonghlu's duty to kill a pig in honour of the deceased and to take the skull and all the flesh except that of the head and the entrails to Pathong. The skull is placed over the grave and the flesh eaten by the family. Pathong now has to pay Thonghlu the price of the pig and Rs. 9/-, but if he prefers he may, instead of these two sums, give one mithan, however small, Rs. 1/-, and a hoe. It is often found cheaper to give the mithan. Suppose Thonghlu is now gathered to his fathers, leaving a son, Kanpu, and Pathong's wife also dies, then Kanpu must kill the pig and will receive the mithan. Pathong departs this life and his son marries and begets a son, Komyang, and Kanpu also dies leaving a son, Nelet. Now on the death of Pathong's remaining son, Nelet must kill the pig and will receive the mithan from the dead man's son, Komyang, and as this extinguishes the liability on account of Thonghlu's daughter, Komyang, in token thereof, will also give to Nelet one spear and one tinder-box. These payments, unfortunately, are seldom made on the spot, and claims on account of great-aunts or even more distant female relatives are frequently brought up for decision. In case of women who die in childbed or in any unnatural manner her "longman," as this payment is called, has not to be paid. "Longman" reminds one of the Lushai "lukawng," and very similar customs are found among the Old Kuki and some Naga clans.