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    t he dibihrtion of the Nue! is dekmined 6vrhe pbdcdl cdnditions ald Dode oI Iife !e Mou'lired. DurhsA. min!.nua35 re *P8BkJ.thouqh h! nd m.anr isolrhd, li.n then ieiShbo!; 6y ncrn.d sErch.s ot g*sland, .nd locrlsmDuniti& rE th.rfoe very dktinct uni6.Dudng thc dnuchq pspL of dl0.ren! dlbs$ otrhe !@e distict ffntrlly.oncehE on p. rmanert wstcr$pplies md side .onmo! cmpiOo tho oth.r hand, son tadjlies of a ilhge n,yco to dnc camp md sone tu anathq thonshihe tuioriry ro; R lcal dimunity 'hrcughouti""i*ra". ,^.",-r"."tr."a.a ,rcgi'nlns of th. Din, it; ofen insusictnt forthen nc.nsr Inded,t ma be $id th* they 3re

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    de$ended liom rhe foun,len bu. rhsc de.d p.Fsons ue only 'ignilicanr in thd thch sene.losi.altssithn rpkhs rhearationship besecn rhe liv,i4. nre ddc! &Fdr lindrip n Ecosnized ihetun6{ be k J$cent has ro be tBced, so dft

    Thc Nuc!clan, heiDghu shighly gmenred.l*s dany of Ge lltacden*ic5 Nhicb re haveIound . ribal rnrcruE. 16lireag$ ardnindsroul)sonly in rela.ion ro ei.A dhei T6us, h thek a sd'F oi! by wPsrdon b I D n a grcuPonly br oruotrion b E, ana so on. ftqe; alslys tusion or .ollarenl linerges oI rhe snebEnch; relation o o colar.ral hisn!}, e.s. Drhe di.8En\ L and M aR no loned sp,idte niniDar lineases,hut aft a sinsl. ninor linesgs, H,h oppositionro L a.d D and E an no long* *paEh najor lin6ss, bur ere a sinsle nanmar 1inea8e, B, h opposition to c. H.ncc Mo lin.lgesnhih F equal .nd opposnc rc conposird in rt

    l bn b ! $inl, so h* a nan t r nenLd dlaE.DhqofriD rclatbnb a differed!rctrp.Lineages e thus $enlirlly Glalivesmw!, lir.6Lal rdbns, aDd, ike heo, als {c dyD,oiccmlpi Thd.Idft Aey cin dnlr he ddscdLci ir.nfa.rdlnyh bos dl Elus lnd siudidnr.,5NLor Lhca8ca aR nor .orp.nr. lo.rlhcdcohnhldcsi6 thoLch hon dlnLm onci h,vcrn a$o.irLionRrh i locilty,nd spcaldtth.lo$rny s. thotrd it *fi. rn ddusiv. rgndi.soop. Ev&y Nuo villsgc il aso.iatcd *ilh a liF$3c, and thoqh de n.n[.6 ot ir oftcn .on.pnsc tr snall propo.ior ot the conDunirr il hidentiff.d !*h rhm in such , vav !lD! we N\speak ol n es an aesre$t oI penons clNt.cdnound a. rgn.ri. nud.u. Tfie ass.g.te is Iinsundcallv identifr.d vi.h the nucl.us by tlr. dc!ianarjon of rhevill.ge com'nuniry by rh. name oI.he liiHga I is oDly n rcfeftn.e ro des ol .toglEv and canain ntual icdvities !h.r on. ncedsas conplekly aubnomousrup' ln sial ljfe senerall)t hey undion withjnlocal comDunities, ofall !iz.s fion the vjlla8e rothe dbc, and as pan or drcm U/e cmnot heEdncu$ thc Mys by lhich residenrirl grcups be.comeandworkor kinihip ics nrniasc, adopbut .he rcsuir G.d. todn as*i coE, ' lhe ruLs of qosamy bei4 rhopenrhgPdncipleo rin kndencyNw! dar5 aE 4$th{e m(h dnpsd.io rh{ ir anr iiuase or camp onc 6Dds repr.sodans. snaf rileags haenowd fccly ore! Nudland and hare ertled heE

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    Itu Ntu oJih. sotth.ftlnd thqe ana 6av. lgsregar.i lhd$ls to re-ldically urclahd eleD.nrs in lo.rl cobhMitie!. MisDdon aDd rie ahso+don of Din[, luhen circuD*anc$ fap!;Dg rhe dispesl ddDku. of clals. Beiq a .onqdenng, pesbralpedpk aDd d ha6s rn .n..$ml .ult, .hc NugI ve n*r bed bound ro anyparicul.r spot by

    N4!dhele$, ihue n o snisht ret rion be-Me poldcal taduft ,nd $e .lan irsen, Iorr .1,4 o! s nqimal linseq is asociated lilhea.L tdbe, in $Aicl n o*upia5 a dorinbr Fosiof ib egmen6 @bds o he a$ociatcd lith a s.g.ncnt of lhs uibc in su.$ a waytlsi theE i e co.rcq,ondene, snrl olien a linsundc idcntiffcation,bs.cn th. patu of a clan and .h. I,rns of atribe. Thus if ru comprre Di.sr.m ll and lll andsupporeclrn A b L. the dohim.t clan in aib. B,dEn hdldal lin.as.r B abd c com.ron'l io pn.mary selions x and ! mejor linesrs D a.d Ecorcq,oml to $condaly sec'ion xr and x2i m&jor tine.*es F and c co.e+o.d b lcoodary fedo!, 1 l od \2j end mi.o! rirsg.s J ald K @r-Espond h t 4ie!y s.dioDs zr end 22.W. *cak of a cla. \tlicL is dorinad i! adbe as lhe ansbcdc cla!, althoush, qcept onrrE reiiph.r of Nuq .+ach. eesiqrds, iirPrdoDioaneg,PcsdgEthq'h{Pidle8e.l ris nedeE ne iD a Dioon9-olt. rrery ,DeI Dhd9-h $e d6e. Ndl,ll hen-beE ol the aisbcft cla! li b tlE tuihe wherjt t domirrnl 6r nany aE als found iD odEhi6s. Nd el1 clans are 6so.bkd lnh . dh. inthL naoo.a A Dan ; only in ad*ddr ih A.one dbe in vlJch hL cGD doDidnt. If he ivainhdhstdbe, he n nor f kto.drh.E.TLse js co!'equon y in elery tibc $ne $..i,l didqenrbtion. TlrcE se ansosa6, Nuer of

    other d.*, a.d Dinln, b thes *a nr nordas$ and th. kcood aoi rhnd e prpdlv tobe Esaded r akprei Efiq thrn s sm;prThe Dnka who ha,e hee! abtoihcdhb NEsieq h.ve ben foi rlE Doi p{t hconomleddo rhsr Lnlhf ,*kE by adopbon iLl moi.d:g. rnd lonqucr hs io' hd b fie dewropneot or.ir*s or ca$ss rtis :s,pqh,Ps. b bendbubdi h patr ,4 dkj ro the fad rharthe Dinld, lilc rh Nuq, aE lhtrfty ts{oElkbaod tttd ii dher 6*ds lhe; waF oI lit G

    $tuIdut psrios aU rhe eddence and frdldrt ndrng eyery qu'li6cdim, k *bmpr an qprahdion ot {hy Nud cl.ns, sFcially rhr doEin:nr .lDs, aE segn.nkd inb lid6g6 b 3 la!gn2ter d.sk than n u al aho4A&ican p@ples. In oLf deq rL4 fe legoeord bccausrh! pqlidal *rucrue b *hicll rlEy corespond; rgmeded iD !h. vay \ hlE dscnb.d. socbl oblig,rioD! anone thc NuefuE qE$ed.hiefly in a knship idion and lhe iharct*idnsof lo$l connunities dthin . lnLe 're d.ffnedin rcrms of agadc Ebdonship Th!reiorc, asrh. db. smeob rh. cla. $snen6 *i$ n,hd rh. point ot sepamtio. hd*en rle dbalth. Poi of dive4cnce inrhc .lan rtudure or 'he linessG r$ociakd *irh.ach sedion, Fon 4 rc hlE seen, ctnns .ndthet lineags,re nor did.d cotPoEh sroups,but aE embodicd jn ld..l .dnmunids, thoushuhich th.r tundidD *rudralv such beinsd'e .as, it i5 not surprisios th* ther eL theforn of th. Shre vht L giyes tlEh co4oEh

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    sso.hrb! ha fo! $e Nu{ h h itr lh hrssttriben rcdoially and nuE{icrllr a.d rloseqbi.l, h.r c4arded mon and asimnie'l honrorisbcn, liltc drc Lou afd [6to Gaaj* sndCaajol tjL.., th,t tr. ffnd rlic sreah$ arkoridhpaid o d. dnind ind doninanrPo,irionof theui5bcftri. clmr Indeed,oronly,lopolirica! relaiid atf.c. thc da! *rududl tom,splitths n inro stcDcfb along dt lincs or PolidcalA$ion.M. .ko nr da ! q*sD mN 6e$id Lolrd!d !o!$po Ld'g x' oouo rlt|dircl *ruftn li 3 roituson of Lrt^A.s nr dil:ferd clrn ongin.nd h a! aEoi?hous dwakol coFati. links, dr DotiiiGl n cturc is gn6cons6rc tonn, in thc la.guose or ljndiP, Lyone .l,n a sinsJe rshF of lincrsG-heinemaJs b .oiiespod b the tjb .nn to jts dructur oloppc.dsegmn6.16lasrisnn. nemLs or r dbal s.gmei oppsttl 10o.hd sgmenbol thc $n. ods and * also nchL,s or ihedbd sli.h enbnccsaUrhse scgnenh,,o rsohc is a nenb{ or a lincrse olPosed b dthfrlioc,ces f.lre snneod{ snnyd aho rNedhcrof rh. clcn which eDbacs rll these lineass,lDJ dErc n . $id cod*ponde.ce bebleeb$s. rrc sB oI arfflado's,since he iNagc is.nbodie in the rrcrr rh,l rhe clan in ih.tib. Moreovcnhdisbicc in darsruduaLe.\en r$o riDages f a doDinanr dan bnds rocotrrspond the disknccin dbal:hrduRberweeD rh rxo sdions dil, whth $q rf associtud. Thus llre srstcmdominanr laneDahlcshc NuB to rhi![ ol rheirftitc iD rhhishly odtrcnt |nm or dan $ructurc.ln cach Fcnl Lhl nd\rcnt of [nlhjp tjesaE sntD unit! ann col,oeDce y dri.onmonkladonshipb rh.lineeseof r1E'loFha'r cl othar resiJq rh{e, rid as ther rp{dc line

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    IV ACE-SETSYSTEMAnorhd ribal in*rudon c rlt agert sy*.n.I'which is so.hlly moP sisniffcant among rhc NuerGr! amons orhc! Nilodc l,coplesot ih. s .ciNle [oys pr$ inb th? gddc or nanho.J rhmughi s$r orde, a.d ! *!i6 of ds conncd.n !id'it. Ils. inithrioos trk Pl&e when*r drcrc are, suffr.ient nunb{ of [oys or trcm ,bout fourtc.n to snke! yerB of aec n a illr8c or dinnctAll $cIodhslLo hav. b.en htulrednr.5uc.Asiv. Dumb{ oI year helons b onc agcact,ind ihere s a l;urrtr intenalbd*.cn rhc rnLdch oI inidres ot onc si and dt liKt hath orlhc n.xr ler an dduine .hi inkn,l io bols malbc iDitiakd. Tle ihiiiarion Peliod n opn fo!ahoutseyea6, d rhar,dih the {o!r ycaFof th eclo$d penod, rlpE arc sbout ten yms be$eendr coNmcoceme of any agc at rnd .l'. comncncernnr of dt se. thRt pccedes or rucceedrn. t he aBcaG *s not orgaliad i . .'tl.Nuq aqc$b are e 'nbal in ution ir theseDseh* , in rL d brscr Fbe d riy nk. .ll thesecdols ol r trilx heve rhe lmc open .nd do*dDerbdsaoJ dll thc *h by th sxnc namcs Thoare al,o the mo$ chraded*i ol ell Nuq !a.ioial hnirurions, for i.ihdon 3.,is are $e st!of thet coorunion and l|e Lrdg. ol.hi 5upLcmerro Moreovcr, housh er.h big tiib. h6 itsadjrcn. iibes coodjodc rhen ss in pqbds $d nomencrarut, orh* thd$/c$en Nuex rhoE8$er Nuenand hcccntcl Nu$Fnd b fall inro lhrc dii'oni i"rh! rtspect. But evenvhen a man rk koh o.ecnd of Ndcl.d b dr dthe( he c.n al{aF,,ndc6iln pdccirc,he rt |htrh is equn{knt tu hk

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    'lnere arcpmbsblt !4r morerh.n six ts inineoce at Bb' rihe, siDces& !.b cover abontsknr)'68 ycas. Ar e$ st di.r irs mn. is rc.hdmberd only lor r ge,q{ion or $o, Esch setLecoD$ morc ienior I llc tsas go on, sd rhat, ha! dseshom r jinid! to a middk, and hon eFembefor! soup The"'6bri( on of'he 3s..scr syieD r dus a funhq .rmptification ofthc Fo.jph or segnenra.ion*LicI E h e $ento b. r ch,Edensi. of rhepolidcn od kindrirsr,$eru.:: lhec is lu.her *alilicadon vithinech ser, b 6i5 is not oI gRd imponance, lorthc *1sq itseri ' n res 6y dhes, s !nunJividcd sDup in relarion b dld Eq and ibdividoft bedme Det3d a thc ser b.coh6 moE

    nembs.hip.bur tr ! Jrco6kdh.ha;p narhen psirbn! i^ (r,hutr h rhc $tot. sskm.rher i ,l$ a ..r,ih rulldi$ ar4rt $s; sh!i6edfbsihilff 6th,tuendcdahodbihat rcdons andctans,tor, vhtlc ther keD {ren dnrine'ion, 'hec is oftn a s uarid;i tuslon of hrc sRin reldiD ro a thid.,ftis k sEcirth aDD{enr* tr*. wrdhtr , rct G-s.idcd,: t;ror orequr depmd3 mt only on ib p6iri.. D the asesd studuie butalsoonrhei6tusofE $iit {concnedh mysiru id!, aiendcncrdue.o het rhiiins behavjour ric wev duri.r and Dri.'lcge, aE ctfeccd by s rrnidon tmh hoyhmdto n"nhdod, Al$. in vjrruc of l|e Fsnjdn of his3et n the$tudure, ercryn,le Nuqisin a r4uso! rnbnq cquriry. ofjunrtriry ro,qrd5 ocrydhq Nlqmn.50n. m.nrre 116 oo!. 50meht ibo$qr," aDdsom. h* ,l rLss.,,t wrhour cnctns L{e hro turh&Jhit, ft hay syrhd thc *dtude of a nan totun! mher hei dfhn comnuniLy n hry.lv dercfrioed by their Fsp.drvc posftioG in rhe ag.{ol ,FreD. Henccagc crarjdns, Ltc kinshiDrehrion!. m $ructucld.tcmin,Db oI behavi;ui Il0 ase.{t a$emnrr nokor4 be rcxaded ar I Ftidc.t icti:tribdL\ :nd rin(! r dLqd$ : n,b! s tu st mrle menbcF aE con.(ned fb qrclpsb6ed oD 6ge,qta.h nand,n a d.ffnru;r;nb eRchorhr we dd nor considei ho{eEr, thrn has rny dicc. ,ccord fr$ the iiibal nuc,

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    V FEUDS NDOTHERDISPUTESTh. Flittll synon op.6te' l{s.ly, rc drink,rhnuqh the io*rllion oI lhc teud *Itich n rqr_Lkd ;y a -khrnLn kno.n a" th" 'lsp.'d.Lnch.f," a dtle we rchiq drhough tle.PFlhddnol chbt ' i mnbadins ,l This pe6on n onc oithose sDdirlkb uho ar corcernod, in a udcaDaciq wiih v,iious depuroens ol Nue! $.iallitu:nJ of nd!rc. Lopud,kn (hi.rs beluns'oG(ah I'n.,gs oiL) th@sh notallmenhcE otLhs In4sca d'[r,he r hec'li 'ar] ntui Fd{'es . rD ho! of Nucrlaod, h. rin.ase ft no.bFncies oldon ..nr dans.whcn a man has lducd inothq he dus atonce gd ro a chii, lho cuh hn an so rhd d'eblood mv flo$ Until this malk or caiq hs be.nrudq r[ days Day lenhs e* nor dnnk rrhe lesB v..scance, as n oomally th! .se, hecmrins at fic chcrt hode, tor n ! sndua'twnlin the ne* few monlh! lne chidt .licib&oh ih. dayer'! 1do ths. lhey &e PcPsEd bDay conl,ns*ioo b i6id a leud 3!J h. P.snades he dead Elns k $* rha ought toacc.p. compen$tion. Dunns thb Fiod mjlhqpeny Dry d or dinl fron rhr smc $d5as rhe oths aDd hr may.d, thedoa, eal nthc homc ol t6 sdc third pe6o!. The chbrrhen collc$ the catte till cceorly some ortvro 6f!y bcans ,nd 6kes thn io th. de.d DD!hon., !h*c hc rc*bns yiiions sciffcs olcLansins arJ donc'nor such b rhe pmccdurc

    of sedlins a leuJ, ,id bctoE the pEsc.t ednint,sdon it hd olcn to be !sd, for thc Nuff aFa tulbuleDr p{oplc Nho neh couEse thc high'cs dfrue ard sk in lighti4 the nod i.c6sryaccomplilh.nrln $ Ui.l. des;prion, one mry civc dr. 'mDE$id! rha! $e chtf lddecs t\e ..$ ,nd co,r;," -d06rc. or hr d;;oi. Ndhhe ould h"irfther li;h .he uc6. 1c chier L hor skd bdelie! r iudqemcd it {otrld trd d..ur to Nuerdr* dm ;; requned. Hc sppeB io rorce therdn of lhc de.d @D rd 3.cqt ohpcn$uon rryhi iisis..ne, leD to thc Pona of rhre.teni.g rdcu* th.n, but jt n ,n cnablihcd convntio!rhrt L. shrll do 5o, n or,le! th{ thc bereaEd reld!.s bsv EhiD rhdt le*ire wl$t seeru c.lly to ha;e co""ted *; th; ,.knowledse-."rof .onmunitt tiescencd. a.d hoce or rhc no.rl oblisa.ion b srde rhc .tfar 6y t$ .cccPhnc. of s hditionalp.F.r.j lnd the wish, on bdh sid.s, to awid,lor the rimc bbq et sny Ek, ftrnher honiliks rsA f.ud dnedly offeded dnlt close asdtLnsnen on bdh siJes One did not aven&e ne*lfon.oFds or on dntalt,3i,ta. NeEfrhelss. Ne bdift rbd thc feud hJ a pidr s4i,icobrobtion andd-!.h.Ein lier rsPoliiiBlsisnificRnce we nui AFt recosnirc th.t reuds 3emorc e$ily *nlcd ihe sE,llcr the grdup in'!ol,ed. whe! 3 han ldu5 , ber b$Da! or aclose neislboda thc Ddt! b quickly do*d bvconDensdioo. oi.cn on a educrd $ale, beineso; orclei aDd a.cephd, rdr when a homicid.occus dthiD s vill4c gerqxl oPinio! defrands.n e ly $tdcnent, since ji is obiols ro dflone th* wrc venqeao.e rlloved coaoraie lirelould he impo$ible.Ar rhe olhq end or dE

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