Package:
EthnicGroup
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AlphacodeFullpath:
EthnicGroup_ethnicGroupType
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Type:
Enumeration Type
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Overview of characteristics:
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Name:
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ageSet
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Full name:
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Age Set
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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1
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Definition:
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A named tribal sub-group whose members, all of a similar age, experience rites of passage and/or share similar social status and responsibilities together throughout their lifetimes.
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Description:
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In some societies, age sets may undergo rites of passage as customary public rituals; in other societies, age sets may pass through stages of social status or privilege without public ceremonies. Age sets are typically found in tribal societies, such as the Maasai of West Africa, among whom an age set is established with the initiation of young men by ritual circumcision. The initiates are then trained as warriors for the protection of the tribe, later become senior warriors who can take wives, and eventually transition to the status of elders.
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AlphaCode:
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ageSet
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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1
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Alphacode
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ageSet
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name
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Age Set
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Name:
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band
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Full name:
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Band
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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2
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Definition:
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A small kinship-based group, in size between an extended family and a small clan, with a simple, often egalitarian, organizational structure.
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AlphaCode:
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band
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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2
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Alphacode
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band
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name
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Band
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Name:
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chiefdom
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Full name:
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Chiefdom
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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3
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Definition:
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A ethnic group consisting of multiple villages or communities that are under the control of a paramount chief.
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Description:
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A chiefdom is typically organized by kinship, with a chief inheriting the position through kinship. A complex chiefdom contains subsidiary chiefdoms, with the complex ruled by a paramount chief.
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AlphaCode:
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chiefdom
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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3
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Alphacode
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chiefdom
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name
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Chiefdom
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Name:
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clan
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Full name:
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Clan
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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4
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Definition:
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A group of families united by kinship, bearing the same family name, and following the same chieftain.
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Description:
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Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor. Kinship-based bonds can be merely symbolic in nature (for example: adoption, marriage, and fictive genealogical ties) therefore there may be a 'stipulated' common ancestor, which is a symbol of the clan's unity. In certain primitive societies, a tribal division, usually exogamous, of matrilineal or patrilineal descent from a common ancestor.
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AlphaCode:
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clan
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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4
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Alphacode
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clan
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name
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Clan
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Name:
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combinedEthnicGroup
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Full name:
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Combined Ethnic Group
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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5
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Definition:
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An ethnic super-group that includes ethnic groups which share common elements of culture or consanguinity.
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Description:
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Examples of ethnic super-groups include the Native American Plains Indian tribes, and the Mediterranean cultures.
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AlphaCode:
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combinedEthnicGroup
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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5
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Alphacode
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combinedEthnicGroup
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name
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Combined Ethnic Group
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Name:
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descentGroup
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Full name:
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Descent Group
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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6
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Definition:
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A group of consanguineal kin united by presumed lineal descent from a common ancestor.
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Description:
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Lineal descent provides a basis for unambiguous membership in a group, once it is determined whether lineal descent is traced through the female or male parent, or both (with possible variations).
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AlphaCode:
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descentGroup
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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6
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Alphacode
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descentGroup
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name
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Descent Group
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Name:
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kinshipGroup
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Full name:
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Kinship Group
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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7
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Definition:
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A social group whose members are related by kinship relationships.
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Description:
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A kinship relationship may be based on consanguineal (biological), affinal (based on marriage), or fictive (for example, godparent) ties.
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AlphaCode:
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kinshipGroup
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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7
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Alphacode
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kinshipGroup
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name
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Kinship Group
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Name:
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lineage
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Full name:
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Lineage
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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8
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Definition:
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A unilineal descent group whose members trace their genealogies through specified links to a common ancestor.
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Description:
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Members of a lineage-based group may bear the same family name (for example, as a surname).
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AlphaCode:
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lineage
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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8
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Alphacode
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lineage
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name
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Lineage
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Name:
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moiety
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Full name:
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Moiety
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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9
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Definition:
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One of the two subdivisions of an ethnic group that has a dual organizational structure.
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Description:
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All clans in the ethnic group belong to one or the other moiety (but not both). Membership need not be based on the same kinship relations that govern clan or tribal structures (for example: black cattle and white cattle groups in East African societies).
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AlphaCode:
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moiety
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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9
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Alphacode
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moiety
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name
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Moiety
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Name:
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noInformation
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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-999999
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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CharacterString
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Name:
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notApplicable
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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998
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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CharacterString
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Name:
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other
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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999
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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CharacterString
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Name:
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people
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Full name:
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People
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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10
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Definition:
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An ethnic group based on common ancestry and typically having a political-cultural identity though not recognized as a political nation.
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Description:
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For example, the Cherokee are a Native American people who have a shared ancestry, a common language and unique alphabet, and some institutions of self-rule, while living within the United States. The Jews, also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and an ethnoreligious group, originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East.
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AlphaCode:
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people
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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10
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Alphacode
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people
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name
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People
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Name:
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phratry
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Full name:
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Phratry
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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11
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Definition:
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A unilineal descent group that consists of clans supposedly related to one another, but where kinship links may not have been specified.
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Description:
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A single clan is a group of families united by kinship (one or more lineages) and by the recognition of a founding member, or apical ancestor.
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AlphaCode:
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phratry
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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11
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Alphacode
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phratry
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name
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Phratry
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Name:
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subClan
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Full name:
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Sub-clan
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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12
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Definition:
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An ethnic group that forms a sub-unit of a clan.
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Description:
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A sub-clan may be based on a distinct descent group from a common ancestor of the clan.
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AlphaCode:
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subClan
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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12
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Alphacode
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subClan
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name
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Sub-clan
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Name:
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subTribe
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Full name:
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Sub-tribe
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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13
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Definition:
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An ethnic group that forms a sub-unit of a tribe.
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Description:
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A sub-tribe may be based on a distinct descent group from a common ancestor of the tribe.
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AlphaCode:
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subTribe
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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13
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Alphacode
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subTribe
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name
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Sub-tribe
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Name:
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tribalAssociation
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Full name:
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Tribal Association
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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14
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Definition:
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An affiliation of tribes or clans within a cooperative social structure.
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Description:
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A tribal association may be temporary or long-standing, and it may be undertaken for a variety of purposes (examples include military, religious, and subsistence purposes).
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AlphaCode:
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tribalAssociation
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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14
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Alphacode
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tribalAssociation
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name
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Tribal Association
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Name:
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tribe
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Full name:
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Tribe
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AlphacodeFullpath:
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15
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Definition:
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A kinship-based ethnic group forming a close community under a leader (for example, a chief) and existing either before or outside of the development of a State.
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Description:
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The term 'tribe' is often loosely used to refer to any non-Western or indigenous society, generally describing societies organized largely as a corporate descent group (for example: a clan). In some States (for example: the United States and India) tribes are indigenous peoples that have been granted legal recognition and limited autonomy by the State.
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AlphaCode:
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tribe
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Multiplicity:
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1
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Value type:
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Tagged Values:
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Tag |
Value |
531Code
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15
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Alphacode
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tribe
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name
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Tribe
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