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that in former times the Chingulum and Yacomary clans became 
incorporated and intermarried one with the other, the offspring 
being distinguished by the name of their mothers (Table No. 8). 
Chooralum and Jamerum were similarly coalesced (Table No. 9). 
Subsequently these two confederacies became amalgamated in the 
same way as those represented in Table No. 7, the section name of 
each man’s children remaining unchanged. (See Table No. 10). 
TABLE No. 8. 
Phratry. Husband, Wife. Child, 
B Chingulum Yacomary Yacomary 
A Yacomary Chingulum Chingulum 
Tas_E No. 9. 
Phratry. Husband. Wife. Child, 
B Chooralum Jamerum Jamerum 
A Jamerum Chooralum Chooralum 
TasLE No. to. 
Phratry. Husband. Wife. Child. 
{ Chingulum Jamerum Yacomary 
B : 
Chooralum Yacomary Jamerum 
" { Jamerum Chingulum Chooralum 
Yacomary Chooralum Chingulum 
From eight separate tribes we have now illustrated the develop- 
ment of two communities, one represented by Table No. 7 and the 
other by Table No. to, each of which has four intermarrying divi- 
sions in its social organization. At a later period these two com- 
munities, whether as the consequence of war or peace need not be 
considered, became consolidated into their existing form, and the 
course followed in arriving at this result will now be investigated. 
A man of the Choolum section in Table No. 7 took the wife of 
a man belonging to the Jamerum section in Table No. 10; Chee- 
num took the wife of Yacomary; Jamerum of Table No. ro took 
the wife of Cheenum in Table No. 7, and Yacomary took the wife 
of Choolum. All these men belong to the A phratries in their re- 
spective tribes. Again, a Chingulum man took the wife of a Bun- 
garingie; Chooralum annexed Palyaringie’s spouse; Bungaringie 
took Chooralum’s wife and Palyaringie took the wife of Chingulum. 
