qóom tribe, clan; nation

• • tribe, clan; nation

  • • Example 116:
      

      be akóoš qóoma hína.

      be

      1pl.nom

      akáaš

      eleven

      qóom

      tribe

      -a

      -pl

      hin

      be.prs

      -a

      -MPL

      We are [made up of] eleven clans [in Ashret].

      Source:

      A:BHB029

    • Example 187:
      

      aṛé íṇc̣i tu khóolu heentá qóoma the asár wháida.

      aṛé

      dist

      íṇc̣i

      she-bear

      tu

      2sg.nom

      kha

      eat

      -íl

      -pfv

      -u

      -MSG

      heentá

      CONDL

      qóom

      tribe

      -a

      -obl

      the

      to

      asár

      effect

      wháid

      fall

      -e

      -3sg

      If this she-bear were to eat you, it would affect the [whole] tribe.

      Source:

      A:SHA020

    • Example 361:
      

      dúi qóoma maǰí yhaí bhéṭa.

      dúi

      another

      qóom

      tribe

      -a

      -obl

      maǰí

      among

      yhéi

      come

      -í

      -CV

      bheṭ

      sit.down.pfv

      -a

      -MPL

      We came and settled among another tribe.

      Source:

      A:BHB077

    • Example 643:
      

      har qóomii teeṇteeṇíi ǰhaníi dasturá haansáanu.

      har

      every

      qóom

      tribe

      -ii

      -gen

      teeṇ-

      RED-

      teeṇíi

      refl

      ǰhaní

      marriage

      -ii

      -gen

      dasturá

      customs

      háans

      exist

      -án

      -prs

      -u

      -MSG

      Every tribe has its own marriage customs.

      Source:

      A:MAR001