Who is your Wali?

I was helping out my sister yesterday. She will be getting married sometime next year and she had all these forms from Religious Affairs that she had to fill in. Most people would know that she needs a 'wali'. I am not sure how to translate it. The closest I can came up with is 'guardian'. Anyway I was quite intrigued to discover that in her form, there is a list of 40 people or groups of people who can be my sister's wali. I didn't realise the wali list was so long. The first few are easy as the list goes on, you would be hard pressed to find these people. These are in order of precedent. Read the list and imagine who they are:-

1. Bapa
2. Datuk (bapa kepada bapa)
3. Saudara lelaki seibu sebapa
4. Saudari lelaki sebapa
5. Anak lelaki dari saudara lelaki seibu sebapa
6. anak lelaki dari saudara lelaki sebapa
7. Anak kepada anak dari saudara lelaki seibu sebapa
8. Anak kepada anak dari saudara lelaki sebapa dan begitulah sehingga ke bawah
9. Bapa saudara seibu sebapa sebelah bapa
10. Bapa saudara sebapa sebelah bapa
11. Anak lelaki dari bapa sauara seibu sebapa sebelah bapa (sepupu lelaki seibu sebapa)
12. Anak lelaki dari bapa saudara sebapa sebelah bapa (sepupu lelaki sebapa)
13. Anak kepada anak lelaki dari bapa saudara sebapa sebelah bapa (sepupu lelaki sebapa)
14. Anak kepada anak lelaki dari bapa saudara sebapa sebelah bapa, dan begitulah sehingga ke bawah
15. Bapa saudara bapa seibu sebapa
16. Bapa saudara bapa sebapa
17. Anak kepada saudara bapa seibu sebapa
18. Anak bapa saudara bapa sebapa
19. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara bapa seibu sebapa
20. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara bapa sebapa, dan begitulah sehingga ke bawah
21. Bapa saudara datuk sebapa
22. Bapa saudara datuk sebapa
23. Anak bapa saudara datuk seibu sebapa
24. Anak bapa saudara datuk sebapa
25. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara datuk seibu sebapa
26. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara datuk sebapa dan begitulah sehingga ke bawah
27. Bapa saudara bapa datuk seibu sebapa
28. Bapa saudara bapa datuk sebapa
29. Anak bapa saudara bapa datuk seibu sebapa
30. Anak bapa saudara bapa datuk sebapa
31. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara bapa datuk seibu sebapa
32. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara sebapa dan begitulah sehingga ke bawah
33. Bapa saudara datuk datuk seibu sebapa
34. Bapa saudara datuk datuk sebapa
35. Anak bapa saudara datuk datuk seibu sebapa
36. Anak bapa saudara datuk datuk sebapa
37. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara datuk datuk seibu sebapa
38. Anak kepada anak bapa saudara datuk datuk sebapa dan begitulah sehingga ke bawah
39. Tuan budak (hamba) yang dimerdekakan
40. Sultan

Now, the quiz. Tell me who no 38 is.

[note: image is from David Cheok]

Comments

Pg Runa said…
I have an orphaned female cousin who were about to get married only at the last minute her own elder brother disowned her. Luckily she a contactable younger 18 year old brother to become wali. Looking at ur list, there should be no problem in finding one...
Saturday, November 15, 2008 10:27:00 AM
Ezah said…
oh my god! i can only understand until number 7. huhuhu..
Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:15:00 PM
He Who Is The Morningstar said…
What's the coveted No-Prize for No. 38...?!!
Sunday, November 16, 2008 9:58:00 PM
ROGUE ECONOMIST said…
Oh dear, understanding who is who is more complicated than game theory!
Monday, November 17, 2008 7:18:00 AM
Anonymous said…
Ahh~ Made me remember all the years I spent in Ugama School. :P

I think number 38's the third cousin. =___="
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:23:00 PM
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