Mafa
E581805
The Mafa are an ethnic group of the Mandara Mountains region in northern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria, known for their terraced agriculture and rich cultural traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalTechnique |
soil conservation practices
ⓘ
stone terracing ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| cropsCultivated |
beans
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment |
mountainous terrain
ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Mafa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
ironwork
ⓘ
pottery ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ masking traditions ⓘ |
| hasEthnonymVariant |
Mafa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housingType |
circular huts
ⓘ
stone-built compounds ⓘ |
| language | Mafa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Chadic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mandara Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | subsistence farming ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Mandara people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mofu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Podoko people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | over 100000 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous people of Cameroon
ⓘ
indigenous people of Nigeria ⓘ |
| regionType | Sahelian zone ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan structures
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority | village chiefs ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature | sacred sites in mountains ⓘ |
| usesAgriculturalSystem | terraced agriculture ⓘ |
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