That's not a Tia! (moonfire spoilers)

[Eloah]

Saying a Nunh is a "breeding male" isn't selling the role short at all. Because, all Nunh means is that that individual is the breeding male. Anything after the fact is just the individual themselves and/or "pressure" from the tribe to act in a certain way. It's the equivalent of Garlean ranks, to use an in game example. It doesn't mean anything besides letting you know their role in the group.

Think of it this way, when/if a nunh becomes a tia again, does that logic still work? Did they change who they are or did they just change their role?