An army of warriors dedicated to protect the Feuh(fœ)/Fôh/Fon/Vū, defend the territorial integrity of a chiefdom (see La’ah (lá’áh) and No’h (nɔ̀’)) and ensure its expansion if necessary. It is made up of the chieftaincy’s most robust and battle-hardened men. Today, with the reorganization and administrative division of chieftaincies, the Mandjong are mainly confined to display exercises during major chieftaincy ceremonies or the Newou (newhú) of one of their own.
Une armée de guerriers destinée à assurer la protection du Feuh(fœ)/Fôh/Fon/Vū, à défendre l’intégrité territoriale d’une chefferie (Voir La’ah (lá’áh) et No’h (nɔ̀’) et à en assurer l’expansion si nécessaire. Elle est constituée des hommes les plus robustes et aguerris au combat de la chefferie. De nos jours, du fait de la réorganisation et du découpage administratif des chefferies, les Mandjong se limitent désormais à des exercices de démonstration au cours des grandes cérémonies dans les chefferies ou lors des cérémonies Newou (newhú) de l’un des leurs.
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