Land tenure, 11, 16-17, Ch. V, 148; in Nsaw, 11, 30-49, 67, 136; women's
rights, 34-6, 39-44, 48-9, 50-2
Leisure, 70n., 71-81, 88, 98-100, 132, 139
Lineage and clan (see Kinship, Marriage), 5-6, 8, 11, 16-17, 50, 87-8; in
Nsaw, 5, 12ff., lineage head, 11, 12ff., 17, 32ff., 73, 87, 105-6, 113, 116-18, 136,
139, 151
Livestock, 10, 13, 21, 23n., 24-5, 87, 89, 101, 112, 115, 119, 123, 129-30,
142
M
Maize, 20, 22, 59-62, 67-9, 105, 111
Market (see Trade), 7, 23 and n., 54, 71-2, 107, 111, 113, 120-2, 126, 138-9
Marriage, 16-17, 102, 146, 153; in Nsaw, 12-15, 40-1, 55, 95, 102n., 114,
123, 128; polygyny, 93-4, 102, 153; in
Nsaw, 25, 73, 93-4, 1 14-16, 143; senior wife, 36ff., 44, 51, 94, 97-9, 105, 133,
151, 154; residence, 10-12, 16-17, 39,
50, 136; relations between husband and wife, 92-6, 99-100, 102-3, III, 147; in Nsaw,
38, 40-1, 44, 56-7, 83, 85-7, 91-2,
94-5, 97, 102, 111, 123, 127-35, 137-8, 144-6,152-3
Marriage gifts and payments, 16-17, 24-6, 50, 96, 102; in Nsaw, 13, 24-5,
95,
114-16, 124
Mbaw, 3-4, 20, 55, 87
Mbem, 4, 27, 48, 55, 94
Mbembe, 2-3, 6-8, 10, 16, 23, 48, 54-5, 61, 82-3, 85-7, 92n., 95, 106, 142
Meta, 2, 5-7, 22, 52, 86, 102, 138, 142
Mfumte, 6, 10, 25, 54, 82, 94, 106, 142
Migrations, 3-8,30-1
Millet, 26, 33, 60-1, 67-9, 73, 95, 105-6
Misaje, 6, 20, 23
Missions, 1, 7, 19, 101, 115, 124, 143
Mogamaw, 5-6, 27, 86, 142
M'tar, 5, 9, 14n., 15, 31, 36ff., 73
N
Ndop, 1, 3-5, 9, 16, 20, 22, 48, 56, 60, 85, 107, 111, 142
Ngie, 2, 5-6, 10-11, 17, 23-5, 27, 49ff., 54, 56, 58, 60, 80, 86, 88, 93,
102-3, 142, 150-1
Ngwo, 2, 5-6, 17, 52ff., 56, 88, 93, 102
Nsaw, see Topics
Nsungli, 1-2, 4-5, 10-11, 48, 70, 81, 98, 122
ngwirøng 8, 91, 151; nshilafsi, 8-9, 14-15
O
Oku,18, 21-3, 70
Ownership (see Land tenure. Inheritance), concept of, 34-9, 42, 47, 49. 89,
92; of trees, 12-13, 16, 45-6, 50; of crops,
Chs. V and VI, 145-6; of other property, 145-8; attitude to theft, 70, 90-1
P
Palm bush, 16, 19, 50-2; oil, 21, 23, 25-7, 51, 83, 86, 111-12, 120, 142;
wine, 21, 46, 85, 87
Plantains, bananas, 10, 50, 83, 87, 95, 106-7, 111, 119, 133-4
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Political organization (see Chiefs, lineages, villages, etc.), 5-6, 8-17,
152
Pottery, 21-3, 27, 86, 142
Production (see Labour, Agriculture, occupations)
Profit, 22, 121, 123-30, 134-6
Prostitution, 54, 102, 136
Q
Queen Mothers (Aya), 9, 33, 52, 115, 151, 154
R
Raffia, 9, 12, 13, 21, 36, 45, 52, 87 (see palm wine)
Rank, 9, 11, 13, 48, 97-101, 105-6, 115n.
Rites and beliefs, 6, 16-17, 50-1, 53, 100; in Nsaw, 9, 11, 13-14, 33, 38,
53, 98, 114-16, 150-1; farm rites in Nsaw, 33,
38, 53, 61, 151; elsewhere, 51, 53, 100; preventive magic, 90-1; tabus, 69, 71
Rizga 20, 32, 44, 59-60, 67-9, 106
S
Social change, general (see women), 2, 6-7, 9, 16, 22n., 23, 45, 79, 83,
101, 111-13, 120, 122, 128, 130, 138, 142-4,
153
Societies (see djanggi, ngwirøng), for women, 97-101, 149, 151,
154
Storing, 10, 60-1, 67-9, 93-4, 110
T
Tailors, 88, 125-7, 130, 138
Tikar, general, 1-6, 8, 10-11, 48, 83
Tools, utensils, 22-23, 53-4, 83, 113
Trade (see markets, profits), 22ff., 27, 119, 121; women and, 22, 23n., 24,
27, 71-2, 101-2, 111, 119, 127-30, Ch. IX
V
Values, see Women
Village organization, 4-6, 8-12, 18; village head, 5-6, 11, 17, 32, 52; ward,
section head, 8, 11, 52
W
Widekum, general, 2-3, 5-6, 8, 16-17, 49ff., 83, 87, 93, 95, 112, 116,
142, 149
Women : economic role and position (see agriculture, labour, land, leisure,
owner-
ship, trade); economic changes, 120, 134-8, 142-4, 151; status in lineage, 12-16,
35n., 36, 39-40, 48, 51, 55, 92;
in marriage (see marriage, marriage gifts, chief's wives, divorce); as mothers
(see kinship, childbirth, girls); prestige of, 59, 69, 71, 97-8, 100-1, 127, 148-9;
role in ritual, 9, 16, 33, 51, 98, 100,
150-1; values, 71, 81-2, 97, 111, 136, 150-3 (see also marriage-relations between
husband and wife)
Wum (see Aghem)
Y
Ya, see Queen Mother
Yams, 20, 59-60, 67, 71, 106
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