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clan system is the concept of patrilineal descent, referred to locally as 'Abtirsi' , derived from the Afroasiatic cognate for father, Ab and Tirsi, a Somali term for 'the counting of'. This notion encapsulates a minimal yet collectively recognised framework for understanding the structure and the hierarchy of genealogical relationships among the Somalis, ranging from the four primary

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