sub-tribe (M)

Sub-tribe, extended whanau.

Maori sub-tribe or groups of families within an iwi

Groups of whanau with common ancestral links; sub-tribe.

extended kin group, consisting of many whanau; pregnant

is a sub tribe of a larger tribe or iwi. Maori who share close common ancestory.

Primary social unit of Maori society in New Zealand; divisions of tribes consisting of extended families; land allotted to extended families in common. (p. 247)

Maori sub-tribal unit. Several make up an iwi.

Sub-Tribe' / A community of related Whanau