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Moiety (EGT_9)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: egt_9.ttl

Name

moiety

Attribute

EGT Ethnic Group Type

Definition

One of the two subdivisions of an ethnic group that has a dual organizational structure.

Description

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).

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

NFDD

Allowed for

ZI113 Ethnic Group