sub-tribe
noun[C]
(alsosubtribe)uk/ˈsʌbˌtraɪb/us/ˈsʌbˌtraɪb/atribe(= agroupofpeoplewholivetogether andshareaculture,language, etc.)thatformspartof alargertribe:
Thebusinessisownedandrunby aMaorisub-tribe.
Onemountainin theareabelongedto a subtribe of themaintribe.
- Informertimes, eachvillageformeditsown sub-tribe, withitsownchief.
- It isdifficultforoutsiderstounderstandthehiddenhistoryof everytribeand sub-tribe.
- Theheadof thefamilywasobedientto his sub-tribe, which inturnwasobedientto thetribe.
- There is noreferenceto this subtribe in any of theliteratureof theregion.