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Example sentences for "exogamous groups"

  • The caste has numerous bainks or exogamous groups or septs, the names of which may chiefly be classified as territorial and totemistic.

  • The caste is also divided into a large number of exogamous groups or septs which may be classified according to their names as territorial, titular and totemistic.

  • They say that the maths or exogamous groups are no longer regarded, and that marriage is now prohibited between persons having the same surname.

  • Marriage is regulated by the ordinary system of exogamous groups, but no meaning can be assigned to the names of these.

  • Marriage is regulated by exogamous groups, two of which, Watari from the Otari or brass-worker, and Dhankar from the Dhangar or shepherds, are named after other castes.

  • The caste has also a number of exogamous groups or gotras, the names of which may be classified as titular or territorial.

  • The caste have also a set of exogamous groups, several of which bear the names of Rajput clans, while others are called after villages, titles or nicknames or natural objects.

  • It can only be said that far back in the early history of mankind, there was felt the need of some form of organisation, and that this gradually resulted in the development of exogamous groups.

  • Though the distribution of the moiety is far more restricted than that of exogamous groups generally, there is no doubt that not a few elements of the Dakota principle are most readily derived from a dual organization.

  • As a theory of the origin of exogamous groups I have no particular objection to offer to the foregoing.

  • Marriage and other customs In the Central Provinces the tribe have now no exogamous groups; they avoid marriage with blood relations as far back as their memory carries them.

  • Exogamous groups In the Central Provinces the Mochis are said to have forty exogamous sections or gotras, of which the bulk are named after all the well-known Rajput clans, while two agree with those of the Chamars.

  • Exogamous groups and marriage customs The caste have also a large number of exogamous groups, the names of which are usually derived from plants, animals, and natural objects.

  • The Mowars have no subcastes, but are divided into a number of exogamous groups, principally of a totemistic nature.


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