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Peoples and communities

The ethnic groups and communities of Cameroon.

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KakaLes Kaka sont une population du Cameroun vivant dans la région de l'Est et le département de la Kadey, notamment dans les arrondissements (commune) de Batouri, Mbang, Ndelele et Nguelebok. Certains vivent aussi de l'autre côté de la frontière, en République centrafricaine.
Kapsiki peopleKapsiki (Ka-Tsepkye) is a people living on both sides of the border between North Cameroon and Northeast Nigeria. They are called Kapsiki in Cameroon, and Kamwe (Higi) in Nigeria. Together they amount to about 120,000 people.
KirdiThe Kirdi are the many cultures and ethnic groups who inhabit northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria.
Kom peopleFounded in 1800, the Kom are one of the 250 ethnic groups that are located in the grasslands of Cameroon within the Boyo Division of Africa. Kom includes most of Boyo division, including such towns as Fundong, Belo, Njinikom and Mbingo.
Kotoko peopleThe Kotoko people, also called Mser, Moria, Bara and Makari, are a Chadic ethnic group located in northern Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria.
KwanjaLes Kwanja (ou Kondja, Konja) sont une population vivant au Cameroun, dans la Région de l'Adamaoua, au centre du département de Mayo-Banyo, principalement dans les arrondissements de Banyo et Bankim.
Kwasio peopleThe Bujeba or Kwasio people are an African ethnic group, members of the Bantu group, who are indigenous to Equatorial Guinea. Their indigenous language is Bujeba. Today Bujebas inhabit Northern and Southern Bata, and South of Rio Benito.
Kwe peopleThe Bakweri (or Kwe or Kpwe) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Republic of Cameroon. They are closely related to Cameroon's coastal peoples (the Sawa), particularly the Duala and Isubu.
Kwele peopleThe Kwele people, or Bakwele, are a tribal group of eastern Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Cameroons in Central Africa. In terms of their language, they fall into the Bantu linguistic group. Their population consists of approximately 120,000 individuals.