Traditionally, it was from this group of relatives that a man would choose his wife although today this practice is not usually followed. Male and female cross cousins are referred to as tavale. Men also refer to female cross cousins as tavale and women call men by the same instead of using their real name. A woman refers to another female cross cousin as "dauve", or sister-in-law, because a female cross cousin's brother could become a husband. Similarly, a female refers to her male cross cousin's wife as "karua", which means second wife, because if she were to die, a cross cousin could become his new wife. Cross cousins also have the responsibility of burying one another when they die.