- Ritual
- Yondo / Ndo（男子の加入儀礼）
- Region and community
- チャド南部／サラ・ベジョンド等
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- ChadGeneral civil age of majority remains unidentified · A 2023 government report states civil majority at 18, while a civil-code compilation gives 21. The conflict remains unresolved.Chad · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among Sara-Bedjond communities in southern Chad, boys live together during Yondo, also known as Ndo, and learn social rules and responsibilities from their elders. Completing the rite marks their entry into adult male roles.
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