usif
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Usif is a traditional leadership title among the Atoni Meto people of Timor, denoting a local ruler or noble authority within their customary sociopolitical system.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customary authority
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ traditional leadership title ⓘ |
| associatedWith | West Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| continuesIn | contemporary customary practices in parts of Timor ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | modern state administrative offices ⓘ |
| denotes |
local ruler
ⓘ
noble authority ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
Atoni Meto kinship system
ⓘ
Atoni Meto ritual system ⓘ |
| governs | Atoni Meto territorial unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Atoni Meto customary sociopolitical system ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
customary law
ⓘ
land and resource management ⓘ |
| hasRole |
mediation of disputes
ⓘ
political leadership ⓘ representation of community in external relations ⓘ ritual leadership ⓘ |
| historicallyLocatedIn | precolonial Timor sociopolitical structures ⓘ |
| languageContext | Uab Meto language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atoni Meto traditional governance ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of traditional authority ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Atoni Meto noble houses ⓘ |
| typeOf | indigenous Timorese leadership title ⓘ |
| usedBy | Atoni Meto people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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