mbìì, n. extended family, tribe.

The largest unit of kinship recognized in Ubghuu society is the mbìì, a loose type of clan consisting of the descendants in both lines of an ancestral couple. A given individual may belong to several mbìì, in excess of ten in some cases, depending on the degree of endogamy in their immediate ancestors. The social function of the mbìì is mostly regulating the inheritance of arable land.