ABSTRACT
Fulbe-Haabe relations are essentially symbiotic in character and the pastoral system, in particular, cannot be fruitfully discussed without reference to the Haabe. Before discussing the family in relation to other families and to the clan, it is necessary to give a general description of the society in terms of the wider Hausa-speaking community. Certain effects of social change have been frequently emphasized, but in one important respect the influence of the 'Time of War' still actively dominates social relations; this is in regard to the behaviour between the Fulbe and the Haabe. The fact that the Fulbe chose to leave their traditional clan-villages after the British conquest has entirely altered their political status and has placed them in an anomalous position. The market attendance habits of the Fulbe and the Haabe differ. Fulbe consume their own stock on ceremonial occasions only, namely: first marriage, name-giving ceremony and, less frequently, Ramadan.
