3. THE FAMILY NAME
3.1. What is Family Name?
A family name in Western contexts often referred to as a last name is a type of surname and part of a persons name indicating the family to which
the person belongs. The use of family name is widespread in cultures around the world. Each culture has its own rules as to how these names are applied
and used. The family name can be formulated as “ the group of people which
has the same ancestor, and the lineage is based on father line Patrilineal. The user of family name use it in the last of hisherself name. For Mandailing
people, the family name shows the family tree silsilah of their ancestor. Generally, the Mandailing people who have the same family name, although
they are not from one mother and one father they still fell that they are a family, mutual protect and also mutual help each other.
The Mandailing tribe is the follower of Patrilineal custom, that
follow the descendant from father line. Besides that, only the male who splice the father’s family name and not the family name from the mother side, so the
Mandailing people either male or famale will use their father’s family name only. For woman who is married permanently used their father’s family name
not their husband’s family name, while their children will use their father’s family name not their mother’s family name.
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The Mandailing people are the follower of exogamy custom, means a
Mandailing man is taboo to marry with the woman who has the same family name. If it is occured the intertribal marriage that recognized with term kawin
semarga, so that, the people have broken Patik-Patik ni Paradaton the customary law. So, the people will get the custom sunction. There are two
types of sanction, that is; dissipated from the village or cutting a baffalo to feting the villager. In rituality, after betel is served to a custom leaders who are
present and the baffalo has been slaughtered. Then the delegation of family extends the apologize for the mistake. After that, the problem has been solved.
3.2. The Role and The Function of Family Names In Mandailing Custom
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