A family compound consisting of a rectangular compound enclosing two round mud huts thatched with sorghum stalks facing each other called a "shal". The "shal" was fenced with wooden posts interwoven with straw. Two benches ran down the each side of the "shal" with a fire in the middle where families will tell stories and oral traditions. Around the "shal" was the much larger yard, the "tog" placed in front. The fence of the "tog" was made of strong tree branches as high as the roof of the huts. Small livestock like goats and chickens and donkeys were kept in the tog. Each compound had tall conical granaries called "durs" which stood on one side of the "tog". At the back of the compound was a small yard were maize and vegetables like pumpkin, beans and peanuts were grown.