ðə dɪmˈɑːsəz fˈɔːɹm ˈeɪ "sˈiːld" səsˈaɪəɾi—ˈɛvɹi mˈɛmbɚ dɹˈɔːɪŋ hɪz ɔːɹ hɜː pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkəl lˈɪnɪɪdʒ fɹʌm wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː mˈeɪl klˈænz sˈɛŋfɑːŋ—"hˈoʊldɚɹ ʌvðə sˈoːɹd"ænd ðə mˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkəl lˈɪnɪɪdʒ fɹʌm wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɔːɹɾitˈuː fˈiːmeɪl klˈænz dʒˈælɪk ɔːɹ dʒˈuːluː.
The Dimasas form a "sealed" society—every member drawing his or her patriarchal lineage from one of the forty two male clans (sengphong—"holder of the sword") and the matriarchal lineage from one of the forty-two female clans (jalik or julu).