- Ritual
- Difoni／Difwani（男子）
- Region and community
- ベナン／トーゴ・ベタマリベ（オタンマリ）社会
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / Trial or training
- Legal age of majority
- Benin18 yearsBenin · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among the Betammaribe (Otammari) of Togo and Benin, boys undertake tests and receive instruction at Difoni, also called Difwani, as they move toward adult male standing. The same communities have a separate ceremony for girls. A village observance was documented around 2021.
Related rites
