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Teips (also taip, teyp;
Чеченско-Русский словарь: “схьаIенадала-такхадала”
; ''and'
) are Chechen and
* The right of communal land tenure. * Common revenge for murder of a teip member or insulting of the members of a teip. * Unconditional exogamy. * Election of a teip representative. * Election of a headman. * Election of a military leader in case of war. * Open sessions of the Council of Elders. * The right of the teip to depose its representatives. * Representation of women by male relatives. * The right of the adoption of outside people. * The transfer of property of departed to members of the teip. * The teip has a defined
Teips (also taip, teyp; Nakh
Nakh may refer to:
* Nach (Bible acronym) (NaKh), an acronym for ''Nevi'im'' ''Ksuvim''/''Ktuvim'' (the Prophets and (Holy) Writings of ''Tanach'')
* Nakh languages, a group of languages within Northeast Caucasian, spoken chiefly by the Chechens ...
тайпа ''taypa'' : ''family, kin, clan, tribe''Нохчийн-Оьрсийн словарь (Chechen-Russian Dictionary, A.G. Matsiyev, Moscow, 1961), ''also available online:'Чеченско-Русский словарь: “схьаIенадала-такхадала”
; ''and'
) are Chechen and
Ingush Ingush may refer to:
* Ingush language
* Ingush people
The Ingush (, inh, ГIалгIай, translit=Ghalghaj, pronounced ) per Oxford dictionary "a member of a people living mainly in Ingushetia in the central Caucasus." Ingushetia is a federa ...
tribal organizations or clans, self-identified through descent from a common ancestor or geographic location. It is a sub-unit of the tukkhum and shahar. There are about 150 Chechen and 120 Ingush teips. Teips played an important role in the socioeconomic life of the Chechen and Ingush peoples before and during the Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, and continue to be an important cultural part to this day.
Traditional teip rules and features
Common teip rules and some features:Traditional Social Organisation of Chechen people* The right of communal land tenure. * Common revenge for murder of a teip member or insulting of the members of a teip. * Unconditional exogamy. * Election of a teip representative. * Election of a headman. * Election of a military leader in case of war. * Open sessions of the Council of Elders. * The right of the teip to depose its representatives. * Representation of women by male relatives. * The right of the adoption of outside people. * The transfer of property of departed to members of the teip. * The teip has a defined