One’s “Kith and Kin”.

|KIN| Self > Family > Clan > Tribe > Nation > Race.

|KITH| Friends, Associates, Acquaintances > Neighbors > Polity > Culture > Civilization.

kin·folk, kin

[Ë?kinfōk]

NOUN

(in anthropological or formal use) a person’s blood relations, regarded collectively.

synonyms:

relatives · relations · kin · kindred · family members · family · kith and kin · kinsmen/kinswomen · one’s own flesh and blood · blood relatives · connections · folks · people

kith

[kith]

NOUN

acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.

kindred.

a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous.