How to pronounce “matrilineal” in English

And they're large-brained, very social, matrilineal, long-lived groups over time which engage in vocal learning

because my people, the Akans, are matrilineal.

And how stringently that's done varies a lot, but there's a fundamental difference between patrilineal and matrilineal societies.

Excuse me, did you come across any evidence in your research that the tribes were either matriarchal, or matrilineal,