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Munte
Karo / Pakpak / Toba · Karo Highlands · Pakpak / Dairi · Toba Highlands
Also known as: Munthe
A Karo / Pakpak / Toba lineage recorded as a submarga of Ginting.
About Marga Munte
The Munte family is part of the Karo / Pakpak / Toba 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
Munte is recorded as a submarga of Ginting.
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 Munte.
- 04 As a submarga of Ginting, kinship rules may follow the parent marga in local adat practice.