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  • Romani celebration
    Roma
    / Kinship

    Bands are made up of vitsas, which are name groups of extended families with common descent (either patrilineal or matrilineal) that can number as many as 200 strong. A large vitsa may have its own chief and council. Vitsa membership can be claimed if offspring result through marriage into the…

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    Bands are made up of vitsas, which are name groups of extended families with common descent (either patrilineal or matrilineal) that can number as many as 200 strong. A large vitsa may have its own chief and council. Vitsa membership can be claimed if offspring result through marriage into the…

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