The Majangir have over 70 clans, with clan identity passed down through the male line.

Wáng Níngshēng thus concluded that they are marks of personal or clan identity rather than writing.

They tried to submerge clan identities under the blanket of Islam, the one thing, besides language, that all Somalis share.

Within the overall context of clan identity, however, Toubou society is shaped by the individual.

In the past, these clan identities were of the utmost importance, determining one's friends, lineage, and potential spouses.

This clan identity is much weaker today, however.

However the Vaduga appellation of these kings had a much deeper clan identity.

The Gharmis continued to have a distinct clan identity in Tajikistan.

"Steve is certainly a more obscure figure than Nixon, so I felt there was a kind of clan identity."

Yan-nhangu clan identities, estates, language and ritual resources are passed down through patrilineal descent.