- Ritual
- Ndakula
- Region and community
- マラウイ・ヤオ
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / Menarche or physical maturity / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- MalawiGeneral civil age of majority remains unidentified · The constitution defines a child as a person under 18. General civil majority remains unidentified.Malawi · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among Yao communities in Malawi, Ndakula follows menarche and places girls under the guidance of senior women to learn about the body, family, work, and relationships. On completion, the community receives them as moving into adult women’s roles.
A 2026 academic study documents contemporary practice through participant observation.
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