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Descent Group (EGT_6)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: egt_6.ttl
- Name
descentGroup
- Attribute
- EGT Ethnic Group Type
- Definition
- A group of consanguineal kin united by presumed lineal descent from a common ancestor.
- Description
- 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).
- Accepted
- 2016-06-08
- Defined by
- NFDD
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.