Man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children
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2. Summary :
This reading is about the Ziona Chana’s life, an Indian man who has 39 wives and nearly 100 children. They all live in the same building in the Northeast of India near the border with Myanmar and Bangladesh. Ziona Chana is 66 years and he met his first wife when he was 17 years old. Nowadays he heads a local Christian religious sect, his sect his about polygamy. They all live with their own resources in fact wives and daughters do the housework and sons work outside like farmer. They need lots of resources because they consume average 200 pounds of rice and 130 pounds of potatoes every day.
3. Vocabulary :
- Willing : (Adjective) disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
- Donation : (noun) an act or instance of presenting something as a goft, grant or contribution.
- Polygamy : (noun) the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife at one time.
4. Interresting sentence:
" "I once married 10 women in one year," he was quoted as saying. "
It's totally unbelievable, It is almost 1 new wife each month !
"He heads a local Christian religious sect, called the "Chana," which allows polygamy."
His name's sect is Chana like is own name, he supports his own way of life, it's logical.
5. Questions :
How is it possible to assume 100 children correctly ?
Is it the record of the bigest family or it exist a bigger family ?
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