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Meliala
Karo · Karo Highlands
Also known as: Maliala, Milala
A Karo lineage recorded as a submarga of Sembiring.
About Marga Meliala
The Meliala family is part of the Karo kinship world. In Batak tradition, your marga is more than a surname — it is a key to tarombo, marriage custom, and belonging.
Note: Names like Simalungun, Toba, Karo, Mandailing, Angkola, and Pakpak are Batak ethnic groups, not marga. Your marga is the clan name (for example Damanik or Sinaga under Simalungun).
Submarga relationship
Meliala is recorded as a submarga of Sembiring.
Tarombo notes
- 01 Lineage is typically traced through the father (patrilineal marga system).
- 02 Marriage within the same marga is traditionally forbidden by adat.
- 03 Women keep their birth marga and are often identified as boru Meliala.
- 04 As a submarga of Sembiring, kinship rules may follow the parent marga in local adat practice.