A clan usually bears a specific name, and all of its members claim to be descended from one named founding individual, although they cannot trace exact genealogical links to that person. A clan may contain multiple lineages, and multiple clans may in turn be organized into phratries. Like all descent groups, clans are usually unilineal. Patrilineal clans are also called patriclans, and matrilineal ones, matriclans.
Most clans are exogamous.
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