Teip

Teip (also taip) is a   organization or, self-identified through descent from a common  and geographic location. There are about 130 teips (though some sources state that there may be as many as 300). More than 20 teips originated from newcomers, in particular, , , , ,. The taips descending of non-Chechen ancestors are called impure teips (in other language: su’lijn taipa, соьли тайпа). In teips internal dynamic an and  plays major role. The teip membership and the membership defined the social position of a Chechen. The lack of any affiliation of a person can be described as “This man has neither a teip nor a tukkhum”.

Traditional teip rules and features
Common teip rules and some features: :
 * The right of communal land tenure
 * Common revenge for murder of a teip member or insulting of the members of a teip
 * Unconditional
 * Election of a headman
 * Election of a military head (in other languages: bjachi, bjači, бячча) in case of war
 * Election of a without property qualification
 * Open sessions of the
 * Equal right of all members of the
 * The right of the teip to depose its representatives
 * Representation of women by male relatives
 * The right of the adoption of outside people
 * The transfer of property of departed to members of the teips
 * Every teip has a name derived from the ancestor
 * The teip has a defined territory and a traditional mountain
 * The teip had a teip tower or another building or natural monument convenient as a shelter, e.g. a fortress, cave or rock
 * In the past the teip had its own Godhead
 * The teip had specific festivities, customs, traditions and habits
 * The teip had an own taip cemetery
 * There was a common teip hospitality

List of teips
Below is a list of teips with the  to which it belongs, a short description, relation to the and notable members:
 * Akkiy tukkhum (:Аккий)


 * Myalkiy tukkhum (:Мялкий)


 * Nokhchmakhkakhoy tukkhum (: Нохчмахкахой)
 * Aleroy (: Алерой) A small eastern teip from the  village in . Many of its members do not support the separatist movement despite its being the homeland of the third separatist president  and, the former Minister of Homeland Security.
 * Beltagoy (: Белгатой) Formerly part of the Beltoj teip.
 * Benoy (Benoy, Benoi) (: Беной) probably the largest teip with roughly 36,000 members. Due to its size, relation to the conflict is heterogeneous – comprising large numbers of both separatists and pro-federals. Includes,  and . Late   and his son , current  are from here.
 * Biltoy (: Билтой), teip in.
 * Chartoy (: Чартой) This teip includes both insurgents and pro-Kremlin elements.
 * Chermoy (: Чермой),  an impure teip, mostly populates Mexkety village. Also dominates in the mountains of.
 *  (: Цонтарой/Центорой ) - one of the largest eastern teips.
 * Elistanzhkhoy (: Элистанжхой) – from  village  in . Moved to  near.
 * Enganoy (: Энганой) – dispersed throughout the  . It is considered that many Muslim s originate from here.
 * Ersenoy (: Эрсеной) – eastern teip in the Nokhchimokhk region in  and s.
 * Gendagenoy (: Гендаргеной) – from historic center of  called Nokhchijmokhka. Many were against former president  .  is from there.
 * Gordaloy (: Гордалой) – supporters of the separatist movement.
 * Gunoi (: Гуной ) Also known as White Gunoi. This north-eastern teip is largely anti-separatist and pro-. It is impure teip originated due to diffusion of population between Russian  and some Chechen taips.
 * Kharachoi (: Харачой)  This impure teip is largely pro-Russian.  (former speaker of Russian parliament) is from there. Also dominates in the mountains of.
 * Yalkhoi (: Ялхой) . Many from this teip were forced into by former president.
 * Orstkhoi (Ershtkhoy) tukkhum(: Эршткхой)
 * Terloy tukkhum (:Терлой)
 * Beshni (: Бешни), a highland south-eastern teip. Has its own mountain –.
 * Chinkhoi(Chonkhoy)(: Чинхой). Teip with pro-federal position. Former [[Grozny] Major Bislan Gantemirov is from here.
 * Chantiy tukkhum (: Чантий)
 * Chanti (: Чанти)
 * Cheberloy (Chebarloy, Chebarloj) tukkhum (:  Чебарлой )
 * Rigakhoy (: Ригахой)
 * Buni (: Буни)
 * Sharoy tukkhum (:  Шарой )
 * Shotoy tukkhum (:  Шотой )
 * Varandoy (: Варандой)– one of the best known highland teips. Of outer roots according to Russian accounts.
 * is not known
 * Chinnakhoy (: Чиннахой)
 * Marshaloy (: Маршалой)
 * Mulkoy (: Мулкой), a small highland teip in.
 * Nashkhoy (: Нашхой) – ethnogenetic center of Nokhchimatnens in the Middle Ages.
 * Peshkhoy (: Пешхой )
 * Satoy (: Сатой)– aristocratic teip from Beltoj.
 * Turkkhoy (: Туркхой) . Turkic teip from in Vedensky District, also live in . Most were against former president .  is from there. An impure teip.
 * Khindkhoy (: Хиндхой), a small teip located in the region of Galanchozha.
 * Kalkhoy (: Калхой) highland teip. The second Chechen President,, is from here.
 * Yalkhoroy (: Ялхорой) – the village is named after this teip. Late Presidents of   and  are both from this teip. Also  (head of Department of Homeland Security),  are from here.
 * Zumsoy (: Зумсой) – highland teip.
 * Zurzakkhoy (: Зурзакхой) – considered to be one of the most indigenous teips.