Status not stated
The clan father
The head of a clan is not only a genealogical point. The sources call him ongudhi yezimo, the pillar of the clan, and shimutsikeni, the arbitrator who settles conflict within the family.
- Who
- Clan head and clanspeople
- When
- In dispute and counsel
- Where
- Within the clan
- Why
- A clan needs a person who can speak for it.
The author’s paper does not say whether this is still practised today, so no status is shown.
Summarised from Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi’s Kinship terms and customs and Clan System.
This is a doorway, not the full account. The complete description stays with Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi until he releases it. Read it in his books.