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Batecho
Batecho
LuhyaPatrilineal lineageTotem: Squirrel (Esubi)
How they identify
Man (singular)Batecho
Woman (singular)Natecho
Clan members (plural)Batecho
Totem & taboos
  • Cannot marry within the same clan
  • Cannot eat or harm the Squirrel
  • Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Sub-clans

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Sources
  • Were, Gideon. A History of the Abaluyia of Western Kenya (1967)
Clan totem
Squirrel (Esubi)
Parent ethnic group
Luhya
AbaLuyia
Sub-group
Bukusu
At a glance
Clan nameBatecho
EndonymBatecho
Ethnic groupLuhya
LineagePatrilineal
TotemSquirrel (Esubi)
Taboos3 documented
Sub-clans0 documented
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