Clans, as unilineal descent groups:

a. are the same organizations as lineages, except that they form parts of chiefdoms and not tribes.
b. claim that they are all related to a common ancestor, but cannot trace that genealogical connection step-bystep.
c. are smaller in size than lineages.
d. control more property than any other type of descent group.
e. are always part of a moiety.


b

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