A Kapsiki man in
Rhumsiki,
Cameroon, tells the future by interpreting the changes in position of various objects as caused by a fresh-water crab.
The 'Kirdi' are an ethnic group of people living mostly in the
Mandara Mountains in northwestern
Cameroon and northeastern
Nigeria. The Kirdi, who are also known as "mountain peoples", are made up of different people speaking the
Chadic and
Adamawa languages. The
Bata,
Fali,
Fata,
Guidar,
Kapsiki,
Mafa,
Massa,
Matakam,
Mofou,
Mousgoum,
Podoko and
Toupouris are all Kirdi.
The word Kirdi comes from the
Fulani word for "pagan". Derogatory in its origin, the term has been accepted as a self-designation and may be used by montagnards to refer to their ethnic pride. In a generalized context, Kirdi can be interpreted as denoting resistance against
Islamization and the holding on to a traditional local
paganism.
The first mentioning of Kirdi is by Denham in 1826 (1985:145) who translates the word ''Kerdies'' as "Negroes who have never embraced the Mohammedan faith".
See also
★
Mandara mountains
External links
★ http://www.mandaras.info
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