ETHNONYMS: Aiga, Binandele, Hunjara, Mambare, Wasida
Kin Groupe and Descent. Every Orokaiva is recruited by birth into the clan of his or her father. All members of a clan claim, but cannot necessarily trace, common descent from a usually eponymous ancestor. Each clan is subdivided into named subgroups or lineages that trace their origin to a named ancestor.
Kinship Terminology. Kinship terminology is of the Iroquois type.
CHRISTOPHER S. LATHAM