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On the north coast live the Kupundak people, a society of subsistence farmers among whom class distinctions are still hereditary: royal (maramba), free clansmen (kabihu), and servants fatal. Kupundak divide themselves into patrilineal clans, each claiming descent from a single founder (marapu). Bride prices are exceptionally high, a way of maintaining loyalty and class rigidity. Maru: In this village are several Marapu high-peaked houses, a type peculiar only to Sumba. Major ceremonies take place in and around these houses, and inside treasures sacred to the deities from the old capital are stored. This village sits at the foot of the former hilltop priestly capital, a royal walled village. Different clans, including a warrior clan, once clustered around the king's residence. Now deserted, all having moved down to the Maru river valley. During the Ratu Festival of prayer, sacrifices and myth narration open the planting season.