The Hakaona families of Angola live communally and closely together, sharing tasks such as herding, cooking, and childcare. Their houses, called onganda, are built with wood, mud, and dung, and have conical thatched roofs that insulate them from the heat.Each dwelling is organized around a common courtyard, where the family gathers, cooks, and converses in the evening. The arrangement of the huts reflects a clear social structure: the chief or patriarch's dwelling is usually in the center, surro