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Peoples and communities
The ethnic groups and communities of Cameroon.
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- BabankiLes Babanki sont un peuple d'Afrique centrale présent au Cameroun dans la Région du Nord-Ouest (Grassland). Ils sont proches des Bafut.
- Bafia peopleThe Bafia (Ɓəkpaʼ) people are a central African ethnic group that inhabit the Mbam and Sanaga River regions in the Centre Region of Cameroon. They are culturally related to the Bamum and Tikar people.
- Bafut peopleBafut people, also known as Fut or Bufu people are a Grassfields ethnic group located in the Bafut Subdivision of the North West Province, Cameroon.
- Bakoko peopleThe Bakoko, also known as the Basoo, are a Bantu ethnic group in Cameroon. According to 2010 figures there are around 111,000 of them, mostly concentrated in the Littoral Region in the southwest of the country. They speak the Bakoko language and are related to the Bassa people.
- Bakossi peopleThe Bakossi people are a Bantu ethnic group that live on the western and eastern slopes of Mount Mwanenguba and Mount Kupe in the Bakossi Mountains of Cameroon. They number about 200,000, mostly engaged in subsistence farming but also producing some coffee and cocoa.
- BakunduLes Bakundu sont une population du Cameroun, du groupe Oroko, vivant principalement dans une trentaine de villages de la région du Sud-Ouest, dans le département de la Meme, autour de Kumba et dans les arrondissements de Konye et Mbonge.
- BaliLes Bali sont un peuple d'Afrique centrale établi au Cameroun, principalement dans la Région du Nord-Ouest. C'est l'une des populations du Grassland, mais contrairement à leurs voisins, ils ne sont pas d'ascendance tikar. Quelques communautés vivent également au Nigeria.
Bamileke peopleThe Bamiléké people are an ethnic group of Central Africa that inhabits the Western High Plateau colloquially known as the grassfields of Cameroon. According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, Bamiléké means "people of faith".
Bamum peopleThe Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are a Grassfields ethnic group located in Cameroon. In 2018, the Bamum and Bamileke peoples accounted for about 24% of the country's population. The Kingdom of Bamum covers approximately 7,300 km.- Banda peopleThe Banda people are an ethnic group of the Central African Republic. They are likewise found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and South Sudan. They were severely affected by slave raids of the 19th century and slave trading out of Africa.
- BanenLes Banens sont une population d'Afrique centrale, surtout présente sur le littoral du Cameroun (Banen de Yingui) et dans le centre (Banen de Ndiki). Ce furent les premiers habitants sédentaires de l’actuel Cameroun car leurs cousins bantous migrèrent vers le Royaume Kongo.
- BankonLes Bankon sont un peuple bantou d'Afrique centrale vivant dans le pays Bankon, sur la côte du Cameroun située au nord de la ville de Douala, la capitale économique du Cameroun, et traversé au Sud-Est par la rivière Fiko, affluent du fleuve Wouri.
- BanyangLes Banyang sont une population bantoue d'Afrique centrale, vivant dans le département de la Manyu dans la région du Sud-Ouest du Cameroun. Ils sont également présents de l'autre côté de la frontière, au Nigeria.
- Bassa peopleThe Bassa (also spelled Basa or Basaa and sometimes known as Bassa-Bakongo) are a Bantu ethnic group in Cameroon. They number approximately 800,000 individuals. The Bassa speak the Basaa language.
- BatangaLes Batanga sont une population d'Afrique centrale qui fait partie des peuples Sawa. Les Batanga vivent en Guinée équatoriale et le long de la côte atlantique du sud du Cameroun autour de Kribi.
Benga peopleThe Benga people are an African ethnic group, members of the Bantu peoples, who are indigenous to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Their indigenous language is Benga. They are referred to as Ndowe or Playeros (Beach People), one of several peoples on the Río Muni coast.- Beti peopleThe Beti people are a Central African ethnic group primarily found in central Cameroon. They are also found in Equatorial Guinea. They are closely related to the Fang and other Beti-Pahuin peoples, who are all sometimes grouped as Ekang.
- BoulouLe peuple Bulu est un peuple d’Afrique centrale vivant principalement dans la région du Sud Cameroun « Pays Bulu ».
