tribesfolk
Indigenous community members
Tribesfolk are members of a tribe—people belonging to a traditional social group united by kinship, shared customs, or territory.
The term is a gender-neutral alternative to tribesmen: The tribesfolk gathered for the annual ceremony.
It appears mainly in anthropological or historical contexts describing indigenous or traditional communities.
Related group sharing ancestry
- kindredRelations by blood
- kinsfolkOne's extended family
- clansmenMembers of kinship group
- eldersSenior community members
chieftain · lineage · bloodline · ancestors · forebears · matriarchs · patriarchs · brethren
Ceremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
legends · lore · taboos · rites · festivals · dance · chants · regalia
Small rural community
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- collectiveJointly organized group
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
dwellers · residents · locals · homestead · commune · gathering · assembly · council
Indigenous to a place
- nativeOriginating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
hunter-gatherers · nomadic · seminomadic · shamans · reservations · homeland · territory · sovereignty
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
elders · chieftain · lineage · bloodline · ancestors · forebears · matriarchs · patriarchs · brethren · family
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
myths · legends · lore · taboos · rites · festivals · dance · chants · regalia · costumes
village
Small rural community
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- collectiveJointly organized group
inhabitants · dwellers · residents · locals · homestead · commune · gathering · assembly · council · fellowship
aboriginal
Indigenous to a place
- nativeOriginating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
traditional · hunter-gatherers · nomadic · seminomadic · shamans · reservations · homeland · territory · sovereignty
tribesfolkcity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · cosmopolitans · metropolitans · suburbanites · townspeople
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