The Mafa, also called Matakam, are an ethnic group localized in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. According to Lavergne, the Mafa are split into two tribal sections, being the ‘Mafa proper’ (referred to as Maf-Mafa or ‘Mafahai’), and the ‘Bulahai’. The Mafas live in the central part of the Northern Mandaras, which is a region form...