The Fon people, also called Fon nu, Agadja or Dahomey, are a major African ethnic and linguistic group. Fon is a Gbe language of the Niger–Congo language family. A notable part of the Fon people’s society was their use of female soldiers in combat roles over some two centuries. The Fon culture is patrilineal and allows polygyny and divorce. A man with multiple wives usually lived in a compound with each wife and her children occupying a separate hut. More like this















