Serb clans
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List of Serb clans.
The breakdown of state society following the competing incursions of Ottoman, Venetian and Ragusan occupiers into the Dinaric range of Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Highlands (Brda), Boka Kotorska and Zeta saw the surge and organization of life into tribal society.
A modern version of the clan system has survived to this day mostly in present-day Montenegro (including both Old Montenegro, Herzegovina, the Highlands, Boka and the Coastland), where familial lineages are often held in predominance over random mate choosing and familial societies run towns and counties.
There are two types of clans, territorial and lineage ones. The first are made up of several groups of non-related smaller clans (made up of several families or bratstva). Lineage clans are dispersed throughout several non-adjacent regions and make up for an over-extended family which traces its roots to one male ancestor and does not intermarry considering each member of the extended family as a relative. Exogamy is practiced and strictly followed up to as many ancestors as can be traced or according to lineage tribal belonging.
Territorial clans
Montenegrin clans (Old Montenegro)
- Katunska nahija (Katun province)
- * Njeguši
- * Bjelice
- * Ćeklići
- * Čevo (Ozrinići, Kčevo)
- ** Velestovo
- * Cuce
- * Komani
- * Cetinje
- ** Bajice
- ** Donji Kraj
- ** Očinići
- ** Ugnje
- * Zagarač
- Lješanska nahija
- Riječka nahija
- * Ljuboten
- * Dobrsko Selo
- * Kosjeri
- * Ceklin
- * Građani
- Crmnička nahija (Crmnica)
- * Podgor
- * Sotonići
- * Dupilo
- * Brčeli
- * Gluhi Do
- * Limljani
- * Boljevići
Brda (Highland) clans
- Pješivci (later added to the Katunska nahija during Montenegrin territorial expansion)
- Bjelopavlići
- * Pavkovići
- * Vražegrmci
- * Martinići
- * Petrušinovići
- Piperi(Serbian/Albanian)
- * Crnci
- * Đurkoviči
- * Stijena
- Bratonožići
- Kuči(Serbian/Albanian)
- * Staro-Kuči
- * Zatrijebač;
- Rovca
- * Upper Rovca (Gornja Rovca)
- * Lower Rovca (Donja Rovca)
- Morača
- * Upper Morača (Gornja Morača)
- * Lower Morača (Donja Morača)
- Vasojevići
- * Jokići
- * Šekular
Herzegovina clans
- Grahovo
- Rudine
- * Bijele Nikšićke Rudine
- * Oputne Rudine
- ** Bilećke Rudine
- * Banjani
- Lukovo
- Nikšićka Župa
- Gornje Polje
- Drobnjak
- * Uskoci
- * Jezera
- * Korito drobnjačko
- Šaranci
- Piva
- * Planina
- * Župa
- Gacko
- * Gornje Gacko (Golija i Duga)
- * Donje Gacko
- Zupci
Boka and Coastland Clans
- Sutorina
- Kruševice
- Krivošije
- Krtole
- Grbalj
- Paštrovići
- Maine
- Pobori
- Bra(j)ići
- Mrko(je)vići
Dispersed ancestral clans
- Maleševci
- Predojevići
- Trebješani (Nikšići)
- Ljubibratici
- Miloradovići-Hrabreni
- Ugrenovići
- Bobani
- Pilatovci
- Mrđenovići
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