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Dili wedding. How Australian farm work nudges up Timor’s marriage rate
A wedding is one of the biggest expenses in Timor.
The bulk of the cost comes from the “barlake”, a Tetum word which can be translated as “dowry”, or “bride price”, even though the exchanges are usually two-way between the bride and groom families.
- Annie Yuan Cih Wu
- The Conversation
The gifts take the form of …