an ▁and ▁M ank ay an . ▁They ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁a ▁nuclear ▁family ▁type ▁( sin be - ey , bum a - ey , ▁or ▁sin p ang ab ong ), ▁which ▁are ▁either ▁patri - local ▁or ▁mat ri - local ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁bil ater al ▁kin ship , ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁husband , ▁wife ▁and ▁their ▁children . ▁The ▁kin ship ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁K ank ana - e ys ▁consists ▁of ▁his ▁descent ▁group ▁and , ▁once ▁he ▁is ▁married , ▁his ▁aff inal ▁k ins men . ▁Their ▁society ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁social ▁classes ▁based ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁land : ▁The ▁rich ▁( b ak n ang ) ▁and ▁the ▁poor ▁( ab it eg ▁or ▁k odo ). ▁The ▁b ak n ang ▁are ▁the ▁primary ▁land own ers ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁abit eg ▁render ▁their ▁services ▁to . ▁The ▁M ank ay an ▁K ank ana - e ys , ▁however , ▁has ▁no ▁clear ▁distinction ▁between ▁the ▁b ak n ang ▁and ▁the ▁abit eg ▁and ▁all ▁have ▁equal ▁access ▁to ▁resources ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁co pper ▁and ▁gold ▁mines . ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief , ▁the ▁Southern ▁K ank ana - e ys ▁do ▁not ▁worship ▁id ols ▁and ▁images . ▁The ▁car ved ▁images ▁in ▁their ▁homes ▁only ▁serve ▁decor ative ▁purposes . ▁They ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁de ities , ▁the ▁highest ▁among ▁which ▁is ▁Ad ik ail a ▁of ▁the