kris

Japanese: kris
kris

... When gypsies are nomadic, they move in groups of a few to a dozen families, or about 100 people, without ever separating from each other. Their range is usually limited to a certain area, and they use signs called patrins to communicate with each other while they are moving. Each group has a chief who oversees the whole group, and they hold a meeting of representatives called kris to handle disputes and other matters. Gypsies do not organize into groups larger than this. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "kris" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… ジプシーは流浪する場合,数家族から十数家族,100名ぐらいを単位として,つかず離れずに移動するが,その範囲は一定の地域に限られているのが普通であり,移動中の連絡には,パトランpatrinと称する標識が使われる。各グループには,全体を取りしきる首長がいて,クリスkrisと称する代表者会議で,もめごとその他を処理している。ジプシーがこれ以上の大きな集団を組織することはない。…

※「kris」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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