The Big Family be said to be Tongkonan

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First, I thought Tongkonan just a burden for life specially in Toraja but finally I understood how important its for family life. Tongkonan is the advanced of a family so a Tongkonan have higher level than a family. A family consist of father, mother and children that like human life in the world where usually stay or live in a house.
If their children get married and have a family so the main family will consist of a few new family. The main family will be a big family where in Toraja be said to be Tongkonan.
Tongkonan realised in a building that unique where the Tongkonan house architecture is learned from generation to generation, builded with standard construction that learned word of mouth but always keep in origin same like the culture in this land. The Tongkonan is a part of the culture at Toraja