Several gentes, with their families, united into _one_ town or settlement, live under one chief, and thus constitute a _tribe_. The tribe, as far as constituting a politic body governing itself, is called in Creek itálua, which could also be rendered by: community or civil district. Amitáluadshi is "my own town, where I belong," amitálua "my own country." Itálua also signifies _nation_. Another term, talófa, means _town_ or _village, city_ as a collection of houses without any reference to its inhabitants.