subclan

subclan

(ˈsʌbˌklæn)
n
(Sociology) a clan within a larger clan
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The Gedinur subclan is the majority in the area, while the Mahamud Jibrael sub-clan from which Ibrahim hails from is the minority.
He was known by Thiengbaar community of Gajaak subclan as Peace Maker, a brave and independent-minded person who always against the injustice of Nuer beliefs, custom and norms", explained speaker Choul D Kiir.
The Origin of Kesomo tabulates purported descendants of Kesomo's four sons and records the names of many mountains, rivers and creeks, waterfalls, lakes, swamps, caves, and sacred places associated with each subclan. (15) A detailed map marks the location of many of these places for Tebesutie Kesomo, Abai hafi Kesomo, and Dio hafi Kesomo (Fig.
Each salai consists of a numbers of sageis (subclan).
First comes the canoe of the Tolabwaga, an obscure subclan. Next come the canoes of the great chiefs.
Within the tradition of Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah and the descriptions of the tribal solidarity or asabiyah and later Evans-Pritchard, and his close colleague at Cambridge, Ernest Gellner, Ahmed discusses the acephalous (headless), segmentary lineage system as the genealogical and structural basis of clan and subclan units of affiliation and balanced opposition found in many of these tribes.
See The WORLD BANK, THE Pirates of Somalia.- Ending the Threat, Rebuilding a Nation, at xxv, 75 (2013) (exploring the role that the clan and subclan structure plays in recruitment and organization of Somalia based piracy).
Any semblance of central authority ceased to exist and all power was in the hands of clan and subclan warlords.
(87) As lawlessness, clan violence, and famine took a toll, Islamic courts based in local mosques or subclan leadership began to spring up to restore order by mediating local disputes.
They will probably have to hire two others from the same subclan, Mr.
The clashes pitted members of the Saad subclan, which is dominant in the self-proclaimed central region of Galmudug, against Majerteen militia from Puntland.
Others derive from clan or subclan status and from elders able to exercise their authority using traditional means.