tribelet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tribelet
Example Sentences
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The Cholbon tribelet of the Northern Valley Yokuts tribe originally inhabited the area now called Mountain House, according to the Mountain House Community Services District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
In addition, measles and some of our other “childhood” diseases are more likely to kill infected adults than children, and all adults in the tribelet are susceptible.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Having killed most of the tribelet, the epidemic then disappears.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Since the disease may take a very long time to kill its victim, the victim remains alive as a reservoir of microbes to infect other members of the tribelet.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
It seems likely that we have here a single small division, or tribelet, with the "capital" at Maiyakma and with three smaller, peripheral villages.
From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
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