Sect (Kolhar)

A sect (Kolhari: ㄒㄥㄅㄌㄈ, sekto) is a social concept in Kolhar that is used to classify the Kolhari people into various groups. These groups are divided along the lines of loyalty that a group of people's ancestors held to a particular ancient Kolhari warrior, though originally it was a division along ethnic lines. These groupings have undergone one major change in history, but have since stayed the same.

Sects
Currently there are 8 sects in Kolhar. These are, in alphabetical order, the Ali'i, Hobi, Nalek, Okla, Oklamar, Relora, Samoro, and Yar.

Modern prominance
In modern times it is not uncommon to see a Kolhari person identify as a part of their sect as well as the Kolhari ethnicity as a whole. Modern political boundaries of Kolhar are also modeled after historic areas of control by each sect, with the borders of each Kolhari province nearly mirroring the old political divisions of Kolhar.

Ones sect was also used by the Kolhari Advancement Party in a class-based citizenship program, in which people form the Oklamar sect were considered to be "first-class citizens" with everyone else being "second-class citizens" due to the Kolhari Advancement Party's claim that the Oklamar sect was "inherently superior" to all other sects.