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tribelet

[ trahyb-lit ]

noun

  1. a tribe having few members, especially one that is a component of a larger tribal organization.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tribelet1

First recorded in 1850–55; tribe + -let
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Example Sentences

On the other hand, the account is not entirely clear as to whether or not there were members of the Cosumnes tribelet concerned.

He says the yu-e-yet-te ke-ah was the tribelet north of Chamise Creek.

The next social group, larger than the family, was the tribelet.

This tribelet is the "sko-den ke-ah" of the Eel River Wailaki.

This is given as the Mattole R. area, possibly a tribelet designation.

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