tribeswoman

/tɹˈaɪbswʊmən/ noun

**Tribeswoman** denotes a female member of a tribe, a social group bound by shared ancestry, language, and customs. She participates in the collective life, rituals, and responsibilities that define that community. The term applies whether the tribe is a historic clan, a contemporary Indigenous nation, or any similar kin‑based society. Use the word when you need to highlight gender within tribal affiliation, especially in anthropology, history, or storytelling. It conveys more than "woman" by signalling cultural context and the particular roles, rights, and expectations that the tribe assigns to its female members. A tribeswoman may be a hunter, healer, storyteller, or elder, depending on the customs of her people. The word respects the identity of the group rather than reducing an individual to a generic label.

【核心含义】指部落中的女性成员,属于以血缘、语言和习俗为纽带的社群。

强调特定文化背景下的女性身份,常见于人类学或历史叙述。避免与"woman"混用,需搭配具体部落名称(如马赛部落妇女)。注意区别于现代社会中泛指女性的称呼。

【Significado central】Es una mujer que pertenece a una tribu, un grupo social unido por ancestros, lengua y costumbres compartidos.

Usa este término (formal, frecuente en antropología, historia y narrativa) cuando quieras destacar la condición femenina dentro de una afiliación tribal. A diferencia de simplemente decir "mujer", la palabra añade contexto cultural y señala los roles, derechos y expectativas concretos que la tribu asigna a sus integrantes femeninas, como curandera, cazadora, narradora o anciana. Se aplica tanto a clanes históricos como a naciones indígenas contemporáneas o cualquier sociedad basada en parentesco. Es preferible sobre etiquetas genéricas porque respeta la identidad colectiva del grupo y la dignidad de la persona mencionada.

Word Origin A compound of tribe (from Latin tribus, originally one of the three divisions of early Rome) and woman (from Old English wifmon, literally 'wife-person'). The root tribus also gives us contribute, distribute, and attribute — all about allotting shares, because a tribe was a division of people. The PIE root *trei- 'three' is behind tribus (three tribes) and also three, triple. So a tribeswoman is a woman belonging to a tribal division, a word that bridges Roman politics and Old English gender terms.

noun A female member of a tribe. countable

The tribeswoman shared ancient stories passed down through generations of her people.

(名词) 部落女性;部落女子 【部落女性成员】

这位部落妇女分享了她族人世代相传的古老故事。

(sustantivo) mujer de la tribu; mujer indígena; indígena [Una mujer miembro de una tribu.]

La mujer de la tribu compartió historias ancestrales transmitidas a través de generaciones de su pueblo.

(nom) membre d'une tribu (femme); femme de la tribu [Femme membre d'une tribu.]

La femme de la tribu a partagé des histoires ancestrales transmises à travers les générations de son peuple.

(Substantiv) Stammesfrau; Angehörige des Stammes [eine weibliche Person, die einem Stamm angehört]

Die **tribeswoman** erzählte uralte Geschichten, die seit Generationen in ihrem Volk überliefert werden.

(名詞) 部族の女性の一員。

その部族の女性は、彼女の人々の中で世代を超えて受け継がれてきた古い物語を分かち合った。

(substantivo) índia; mulher indígena; mulher da tribo; silvícola [Uma mulher membro de uma tribo.]

A mulher da tribo compartilhou histórias antigas transmitidas por gerações de seu povo.

Word parts: tribe + s + woman

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