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Zumunta

Hausa · Hausa / Northern Nigeria; Niger; zongo communities in Ghana · Kinship

Kinship, relationship and the obligations of kin and friends. Robinson glosses zumunta (zumunci) as 'friendship', and cites a proverb that 'relationship is a matter of the feet': kinship lapses if one does not take the trouble to visit one's relatives.

Attending the naming ceremony was a duty of zumunta.

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