Noun
A division of a tribe; a group of genera of a little lower rank than a tribe.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn the 9th and 10th centuries, the Budzistowo stronghold was the largest of several smaller ones in the Persante area, and as such is thought to have functioned as the center of the local Slavic Pomeranian subtribe. Source: Internet
Qawm refers to the group to which the individual considers himself to belong, whether a subtribe, village, valley, or neighborhood. Source: Internet