| 1.12. Organisation of Society |
| 1.12.1. Social Structure |
| Uralis, an endogamous ethnic community, are a patriarchal society; they practice patrimony and are not polygamic. Clan exogamy is strictly adhered to and the marriages violating this is considered incastuous. |
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1.12.2 Clan |
| There are totally twelve clans among the Uralis and usually in one hamlet persons belonging to only one particular clan is noticed. Following are the names of these twelve clans. |
| i) |
kalka ti |
| ii) |
kuRunagä |
| iii) |
uppiligä |
| iv) |
sambarä |
| v) |
pe:radavä |
| vi) |
kuppä |
| vii) |
de:va ä |
| viii) |
ve agä |
| ix) |
pungä |
| x) |
ko uvä |
| xi) |
ko:igä, and |
| xii) |
po:rigä |
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| Inter marriages outside the clan are not objected to. Among these 12 clans, only persons belonging to `sambarä’ and `pe:radavä’are considered as `ja:tti’ which means those who mediate the talk for the marriage. |
