Aliyasantana, literally "nephew or niece as heir" in Tulu, is the matrilineal system of inheritance practiced by Tuluva community in the Tulunaad region of Karnataka, India.[1] It is similar to the Marumakkathayam system of the Kerala. Nephew here means son of one's sister (brother's son is not considered as the heir).
- ^ Yogitha Shetty. "Ritualistic World of Tuluva:A Study of Tuluva Women and Siri possession cult". Retrieved 12 December 2010.