Meanings of exogamous septs in inglês

The Santals are divided into exogamous septs-originally twelve in number, and their social observances are complex, e.g.

They have a large number of exogamous septs, most of which appear to have Marāthi names, either taken from villages or of a titular character.

The Sānsias have totemistic exogamous septs, usually derived from the names of sacred objects, as Kachhap, tortoise, Sankh, the conch-shell, Tulsi, basil, and so on.