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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf customary authority ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
traditional leadership title ⓘ
associatedWith West Timor ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Meto
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 ⓘ
partOf Atoni Meto traditional governance ⓘ
recognizedAs symbol of traditional authority ⓘ
relatedTo Atoni Meto noble houses ⓘ
typeOf indigenous Timorese leadership title ⓘ
usedBy Atoni Meto people ⓘ
linked to: Atoni people
usedIn Timor ⓘ

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