▁desc ends ▁from ▁Kil men i . ▁M g ula : ▁small ▁Catholic ▁tribe , ▁one ▁bar iak . ▁K iri : ▁Catholic ▁tribe , ▁one ▁bar iak . ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Pul ati : ▁Sh ala : ▁very ▁large ▁entirely ▁Catholic ▁tribe , ▁with ▁four ▁bar ia ks ▁( Th eth i , ▁P ets aj , ▁L oth aj ▁and ▁Le k aj ). ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁all ▁bar ia ks ▁descend ▁from ▁a ▁common ▁ancest or , ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁brothers ▁who ▁fled ▁Ra š ka ▁after ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁con quest , ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁brothers ▁established ▁Sh oshi ▁and ▁M ird ita , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁three ▁tribes ▁reck on ▁they ▁are ▁too ▁nearly ▁related ▁to ▁be ▁inter mar riage ble . ▁Th eth i ▁bar iak ▁occup y ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁valley ▁with ▁ 1 8 0 ▁houses , ▁all ▁Catholic . ▁Th eth i ▁is ▁self - g over ning , ▁and ▁is ▁almost ▁independent ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ala . ▁P ets aj , ▁L oth aj ▁and ▁Le k aj ▁bar ia ks ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁separated ▁into ▁three ▁main ▁houses ▁ 3 7 6 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁L oth aj ▁and ▁Le k aj ▁recently ▁decided ▁they ▁are ▁far ▁enough ▁removed ▁to ▁inter mar ry . ▁Th eth i ▁and ▁P ets aj ▁do ▁not ▁inter mar ry ▁within ▁the ▁tribe . ▁Sh ala ▁tells ▁that , ▁when ▁it ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁land , ▁there ▁were ▁already