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Unlike [[South Coscivians|Southerners]] and [[Taństan Coscivians|Taństans]], the Kir have never practised {{wp|cross-cousin marriage}}. | Unlike [[South Coscivians|Southerners]] and [[Taństan Coscivians|Taństans]], the Kir have never practised {{wp|cross-cousin marriage}}. | ||
The apical Kir kinship unit of cultural importance is the clan (''tanak''). Kir clans originally shared a common surname, though over time 'family names' denoting a particular ''dóntra'' displaced clan surnames among most non-elite families, with the clan name being retained as a secondary part of an individual's full name. Kirish clans had already ceased to function as socio-political or economic units by the time of Christianisation, and today they are mainly of genealogical interest. | |||
[[Category:Ethnic groups]] | [[Category:Ethnic groups]] | ||