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Peoples and communities
The ethnic groups and communities of Cameroon.
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- Mumuye peopleThe Mumuye are people of the Taraba State, Nigeria. They speak the Mumuye language.
- KirdiThe Kirdi are the many cultures and ethnic groups who inhabit northwestern Cameroon and northeastern Nigeria.
- Mafa peopleThe Mafa, natively called Mofa, is an ethnic group localized in northern Cameroon and Nigeria.
Makaa peopleThe Maka or Makaa are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the southern rain forest zone of Cameroon. They live primarily in the northern portions of the Upper Nyong division of Cameroon's East Province. Major Maka settlements include Abong-Mbang, Doumé, and Nguélémendouka.- Musgum peopleThe Musgum or Mulwi are a Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad. They speak Musgu, a Chadic language, which had 61,500 speakers in Cameroon in 1982 and 24,408 speakers in Chad in 1993. The Musgum call themselves Mulwi.
- 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.
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.- Evangelical Church of CameroonThe Eglise Evangelique Du Cameroun EEC (Evangelical Church of Cameroon) was born out of the European missionaries, the Paris Mission, Basel Mission and English Baptist Mission. After 1917 the Basel Mission handed over the majority of its mission stations to the Paris Mission.
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.- 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.
- VuteLes Vute sont une population d'Afrique centrale, établie principalement dans les régions du Centre, de l'Adamaoua et de l'Est du Cameroun. Quelques communautés vivent également au Nigeria.
- 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.
- Marghi peopleThe Marghi people (Margi) are an ethnic group in Nigeria, primarily residing in the states of Adamawa (Madagali, Mubi, Hong and Gombi) and Borno (Askira Uba, Damboa and Konduga). They have a population estimated at 360,000 and communicate using the Marghi language.
- Nso peopleThe Nso or Nso' are a people from the Bamenda Grassfields in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. Their traditional language is Lamnso. Kumbo is the capital city of the traditional Nso' Kingdom.
- Sœurs des Anges de VilniusLes sœurs des Anges de Vilnius (en latin : Congregatio Sororum Angelorum) forment une congrégation religieuse de droit pontifical.
- 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.
- 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.
- DowayoLes Dowayo sont une population d'Afrique centrale présente dans le nord du Cameroun, à Poli et ses alentours, dans le département du Faro.
- EwondoLes Beti ou plus exactement les Bëti be Kóló ou Kóló-Bëti forment le plus grand groupe ethnique de la région du Centre Cameroun, avec les Etons, les Ewondos, les Manguissa, les Beti sont un peuple d'Afrique centrale établi au Cameroun.
Gyele peopleThe Gyele (Bagyele / Bajele), also known as the Kola (Bakola) or Koya (Bakoya), are the pygmies of southern Cameroon and adjacent areas of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. They live among Bantu patrons, the Mvumbo and Bassa. They speak a variety of or a language closely related to Mvumbo.- Oku, CameroonOku is a subdivision in North West Region, (formerly North West Province), Cameroon. The term Oku also refers to the people who live in this region ruled by a Paramount Monarch and the primary language that they speak (although English is also widely spoken).
- Presbyterian Church in CameroonThe Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) is a Reformed and Presbyterian denomination in Cameroon. It is the largest English-speaking church in the country, a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, as well as the World Council of Churches.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
MankonMankon (historically spelled Mankong) is a geo-historic community constituting a large part of Bamenda in Cameroon, formed as an amalgamation of about five different ethnic groups.- Métropole orthodoxe grecque du CamerounLa métropole orthodoxe grecque du Cameroun est un diocèse orthodoxe relevant du Patriarcat d'Alexandrie.
- Pallottine mission to KamerunThe Pallottine Mission to Kamerun (also spelled Pallotin or Pallotine) was a Catholic mission to the German colony of Kamerun run by the Pallottines in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Widikum peopleThe Widikum people are an ethnic group of Cameroon and are one of the largest ethnic groups of the North-West Region of Cameroon.
Abbaye de KoutabaL’abbaye Notre-Dame de Koutaba est une abbaye cistercienne fondée en 1968 à Koutaba, dans l'ouest du Cameroun.- 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.
- BoulouLe peuple Bulu est un peuple d’Afrique centrale vivant principalement dans la région du Sud Cameroun « Pays Bulu ».
- Mbo peopleThe Mbo people are a Bantu ethnic group in Cameroon.
- Mboko peopleThe Bamboko are a Bantu ethnic group of the Republic of Cameroon. They are part of the Sawa ethnic groups, those who live on the coast.
- Native Baptist Church of CameroonThe Native Baptist Church of Cameroon is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Douala.
- NgoumbaLes Ngoumba (ou Ngumba, ou Soo) sont une population du Cameroun vivant au sud du pays, entre Akonolinga et Messamena, au nord de la réserve de Dja-et-Lobo. Ils sont originaires de Kribi et Lolodorf.
- Njem peopleThe Njyem (or Njem or Ndjem) are an ethnic group inhabiting the rain forest zone of southern Cameroon and northern Republic of the Congo. In Cameroon, the Njyem live along the road running south from Lomié, passing the government center of Ngoyla and going as far south as Djadom.
- OkakLes Okak sont un peuple d'Afrique centrale vivant au Cameroun, au Gabon et en Guinée équatoriale. Ils font partie du groupe Fang et sont proches des Bulu.
- PodokoLes Podoko (parfois Podokwo) sont un peuple qui habite l'extrême-Nord du Cameroun dans la région de Mora.
- Presbyterian Church of CameroonThe Presbyterian Church of Cameroon (in French: Église presbytérienne camerounaise) is a reformed presbyterian denomination in Cameroon founded by missionaries from the Presbyterian Church (USA).
SawaLes Sawa (duala: « rive », « rivage », «côte » et « berge ») sont un ensemble d’ethnies bantoues installées sur le littoral camerounais, et dans les régions environnantes. Cela inclut des ethnies dans les régions administratives du Littoral, du Sud, et du Sud-Ouest.- Subu peopleThe Subu (Isubu, Isuwu, Bimbians) are a Bantu ethnic group who inhabit part of the coast of Cameroon. Along with other coastal peoples, they belong to Cameroon's Sawa ethnic groups.
- BabankiLes Babanki sont un peuple d'Afrique centrale présent au Cameroun dans la Région du Nord-Ouest (Grassland). Ils sont proches des Bafut.
Cosendai Adventist UniversityCosendai Adventist University (French: Université Adventiste Cosendai) is a private Christian university belonging to the Seventh-day Adventist education system.- Diaspora grecque au CamerounLa diaspora grecque du Cameroun compte environ 300 personnes, vivant essentiellement dans la capitale, Yaoundé. Cette ville se trouve également être le siège du l'archidiocèse du Cameroun et de l'Afrique centrale.
- DourouLes Dourou sont une population d'Afrique centrale établie sur les collines du nord du Cameroun, entre Garoua et Ngaoundéré.
