Table 1: Type and lethality of conflicts
| Type of confrontation | Number of killed | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 1 or 2 | 3 to 9 | ≥ 10 | ? | ||
| Open battle | 53 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 127 |
| Raid or ambush | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 43 |
| Campaign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Spontaneous clash | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 41 |
| Total | 64 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 8 | 221 |
Table 2: Causes of conflicts
| Cause | Total events | Events ≥ 10 killed |
|---|---|---|
| Rights over women | 64 | 6 |
| — including: vengeance | 8 | 2 |
| Vengeance (other) | 31 | 10 |
| — including: sorcery | 7 | 3 |
| Other | 16 | 9 |
| — including: territory encroachment or trespassing | 3 | 3 |
| — including: theft or illegitimate use of resources | 5 | 3 |
| — including: accusation of ritual fault | 4 | 3 |
| — including: taking of kidney fat | 1 | 0 |
| — including: miscellaneous | 3 | 0 |
| Unknown cause | 110 | 28 |
| Total | 221 | 53 |