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Grassfields language group of Cameroon
The Bamileke languages (Bamileke languages: Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau
Bamileke_languages
Ethnic group in Central Africa
According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, Bamiléké means "people of faith". The Bamileke languages are Grassfields languages that belong to the Southern Bantoid
Bamileke_people
Grassfields language branch of Cameroon
Grassfields languages, spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, are a branch of the Grassfields languages including Bamun, Yamba and Bamileke. The Eastern
Eastern_Grassfields_languages
Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon
Mengaka (Məgaka), or Mengaka Bamileke, is a Bamileke language of Cameroon. It was written in an indigenous script called Bagam. Mengaka at Ethnologue (18th
Mengaka_language
International standard for three-letter codes identifying languages
Banda languages bai Bamileke languages bat Baltic languages ber Berber languages bih Bihari languages bnt Bantu languages btk Batak languages cai Central
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Grassfield language of Cameroon
Ngombale, or Ngombale Bamileke, is a Bamileke language of Cameroon. Ngombale at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e v t e
Ngombale_language
Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon
The Ngiemboon language, (autonym: Ngiembɔɔn), is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon. Its speakers are located primarily within the department
Ngiemboon_language
Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon
Ghɔmáláʼ or Ghomala is a major Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon, originally in the following departments of the West region: Mifi, Koung-Khi and Hauts-Plateaux:
Ghomalaʼ_language
Bamileke language of Cameroon
Ndaʼndaʼ is a Bamileke language of Cameroon. Dialects are Ungameha (West: shingu, Batchingou) and Undimeha (East: gwa, Bangwa); Batoufam is a subdialect
Ndaʼndaʼ_language
Bamileke language of Cameroon
Kwaʼ (Bakwa) is a minor Bamileke language of Cameroon. This analysis differs from that of Tientcheu Tchameni (2008), who did not find /ʔ/, /pf/, /bv/
Kwaʼ_language
Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon
Yɛmba or Yemba, also Yémba or Bamiléké Dschang, is a major Bamileke language in West Region of Cameroon. It was approximately spoken by 500,000 or so people
Yemba_language
Grassfields language of Cameroon
Medumba (Mə̀dʉ̂mbɑ̀, pronounced [mə̀ɟʝʉ̂ᵐbɑ̀]) is a Bamileke language of Cameroon. The people who speak it originate from the Nde division of the West
Medumba_language
International standard codes for language families
639-5:2008 "Codes for the representation of names of languages—Part 5: Alpha-3 code for language families and groups" is an international standard published
ISO_639-5
Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon
Bafang (Fe'fe': Nufi), is a Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon, around the town of Bafang. It was one of the four languages selected for option at the
Feʼfeʼ_language
Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon
Ngwe (Ŋwɛh, Nweh) is a Bamileke language spoken predominantly in Lebialem, Cameroon. As of 2001, Ngwe had 73,200 speakers, which was an increase from
Ngwe_language
Grassfieldlanguage of Cameroon
Ngomba, Nda’a or Nguemba, is a Grassfield language of Cameroon. Ngomba, Nda’a or Nguemba in English goes as "I am saying that...." Ngomba at Ethnologue
Ngomba_language
Ethnic group in Cameroon
individuals receive Tikar of Cameroon results, others are identified as Bamileke of Cameroon. The Bamum and other groups have also asserted connections
Tikar_people
(natural languages in current use); Historical (distinct from their modern form); Extinct in recent times; Constructed. for individual languages, and Genetic;
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Topics referred to by the same term
Bantu Sakata language Balong (Bai), a variety of the Bantu Bafaw-Balong language Bamileke languages (ISO 639 alpha-3, bai), a group of languages spoken in
Bai
Cameroonian war of independence from France
the Bamileke and the Bassa. Localizing the conflict within the Bamileke region also served to quell the power of Bamileke elites. However, Bamileke and
Cameroon_War
Grassfields language group of Africa
Cameroon, languages are often referred to by the name of the village or town where they are spoken. For example, Ghomáláʼ is a Bamileke language spoken in
Ngemba_languages
Cameroonian association football club
1990, 2012 Cameroon Cup: (7) (Before independence) 1954 (as Jeunesse Bamiléké) (After independence) 1961, 1969, 1980, 1985, 1997, 2006 African Cup of
Union_Douala
Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon
is the language of the Mmuock (Mmock) people of western Cameroon. A writing system is based on the Latin script. Mmuock is a tonal language: the phrase
Mmuock_language
Commune and town in Western Province, Cameroon
Bangou, and others. The language spoken is Baham or Hom, a variant of ghomala', and belongs to the family of Bamiléké languages. Communes of Cameroon Site
Baham,_Cameroon
Niger–Congo languages. This latter group comprises one Senegambian language (Fulfulde), 28 Adamawa languages, and 142 Benue–Congo languages (130 of which
Languages_of_Cameroon
Cameroonian singer
in French, English and several local languages such as pidgin, Ewondo, Bassa, Mankon, weh and Bamileke languages. She is the founder of Impact Makers
AkuBai
Commune and town in Cameroon
'Bansoa ville', or downtown Bansoa. Penka-Michel is host to many Bamileke languages and dialects. Communes of Cameroon Site de la primature - Élections
Penka-Michel
Camaroonian writer
Charles Bergeret which worked in the first half of the 20th century in the bamiléké area in Cameroon. She is the widow of the polygamic Bangangté chief Francois
Claude_Njiké-Bergeret
divisions: western highlanders (Semi-Bantu or grassfielders), including the Bamileke, Bamum (or Bamoun), and many smaller Tikar groups in the Northwest (est
Demographics_of_Cameroon
City in West, Cameroon
000 inhabitants. Dschang is the capital of the division of Ménoua. The Bamiléké are the predominant ethnic tribe. The documented history of Dschang began
Dschang
Medumba phonology is the way in which the Medumba language is pronounced. Medumba is a Bamileke language of Cameroon; the people who speak it originate from
Medumba_phonology
Cameroonian journalist
Annie Payep (born October 28, 1984) is a Cameroonian journalist, television producer, and entrepreneur. She worked as a television presenter at the pan-African
Annie_Payep
Grassfields ethnic group of Cameroon
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
Bamum_people
Ethnic group in Cameroon
from the influence of the Duala chiefs). These immigrants were primarily Bamileke. The newcomers grew numerically and economically dominant over time, leading
Duala_people
Capital and largest city of the West region, Cameroon
also a coffee processing facility and brewery. It is the main city of the Bamiléké people and is home to the Bafoussam chief's palace. Bafoussam is a group
Bafoussam
Commune in West Region, Cameroon
(chiefdom) in Bamiléké country. The chief dwells in Hialah, and has many wives. Its inhabitants speak Ghomala' or Bandjoun which is one of the Bamiléké family
Bandjoun
Branch of the Bantoid family of Niger–Congo languages
uncertain). Since the Bantu languages are spoken across most of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Bantoid comprises 643 languages as counted by Ethnologue, though
Southern_Bantoid_languages
Grassfields language of Cameroon
The Bamali language, Chopechop, is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. Bamali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e v t e
Bamali_language
Estonia , Finland , and Germany Bambara – Bamanankan Official language in: Mali Bamileke – Bamiléké Spoken in: the Western High Plateau, Cameroon Bamun – Shüpamom
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Cameroonian bishop
1926 in Bafou, French Cameroons, near Dschang, to a Christian family of Bamiléké people. On 19 September 1940 he entered the small seminary at Melong, against
Albert_Ndongmo
Ethnic group in West Africa
speaking Niger-Congo languages. Yoruba people belong largely to the E1b1a1 subclade of the E-M2 haplogroup along with the Ewe, Ga, and Bamileke peoples of West
Yoruba_people
Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon
The Bambalang language, also called Chrambo (Chirambo, Tshirambo) or Mbawyakum (Mboyakum), is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. These phones and
Bambalang_language
2018 Cameroonian film
The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman (French: Les Deux Visages d'une femme Bamiléké) is a 2018 film directed by Rosine Mbakam. The film explores the life
The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman
The_Two_Faces_of_a_Bamiléké_Woman
Commune and town in West Region, Cameroon
colonists will call it Bandrefam, as it is known today. The Kouo'shi are Bamiléké people (Semi-Bantu) who are descended from several generations of migrants
Bandrefam
Region of Cameroon
the highest population density. As home to the enterprising Bamum and Bamileke kingdoms, the West is an economic bright spot and one of Cameroon's more
West_Region_(Cameroon)
Ethnic group in West Africa
English and a number of African and European languages. Efik traders could speak, write and read the English language. Many families sent their children to European
Efik_people
Israelite descent. Tribes claiming Jewish ancestry include the Bassa, the Bamileke, the Eton, and the Douala. According to Kulanu, many Cameroonian tribes
History of the Jews in Cameroon
History_of_the_Jews_in_Cameroon
Eastern Grassfields language of Cameroon
geographically distant ones like Bamum, Ngemba and Bamileke. It is quite different from some other neighboring languages like Bebe and Noni. Limbum's grammar is
Limbum_language
Cameroonian actress, singer and model
August 1990 in Bandja, located in the West Region of Cameroon. She is of Bamiléké descent and holds a Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (BTS) in management
Muriel_Blanche
Country in Central Africa
assiko of the Bassa, mangambeu of the Bangangte, and tsamassi of the Bamileke. Nigerian music has influenced Anglophone Cameroonian performers, and Prince
Cameroon
Consonantal sound
ISBN 1-85359-032-0. Wells (1982), p. 372. Nissim, Gabriel M. (1981). Le Bamileke-Ghomálá' (parler de Bandjoun, Cameroun): phonologie - morphologie nominale;
Voiceless_bilabial_affricate
Cameroonian politician
Françoise Puene, also known by her pseudonym Mamy Nyanga, is a Cameroonian businesswoman and politician. She is the founding president of the Franco Hotels
Françoise_Puene
Ethnic group in Southern Nigeria
Igbo is a tonal language, and there are hundreds of different Igbo dialects and Igboid languages, such as the Ikwerre and Ekpeye languages. In 1939, Dr.
Igbo_people
Division in West, Cameroon
Pradelles de Latour Dejean, C.-H. 1975. Parenté et famille dans une chefferie Bamiléké du Ndé au Cameroun. Nanterre: Unpublished thèse du 3me cycle, Université
Ndé
corporation formed in 1899 to exploit natural resources in the Bamoun and Bamileke regions of the German colony of Kamerun. Levine, V.; Vine, V.T.L. (1964)
Northwest_Cameroon_Company
Cameroonian film director (born 1980)
full-length documentaries. Les deux visages d'une femme Bamiléké/The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman (2016) and Chez Jolie Coiffure (2018) won a number
Rosine_Mbakam
List of African ethnic groups
Ethnoreligious group Ethnic groups by country List of languages by number of native speakers List of language families Lists of people by nationality Lists of
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Africa
Culinary traditions of Cameroon
continent; the diversity in ethnicity with mixture ranging from Bantus, Bamileke people, Bamoun, Bamenda people and Shuwa Arabs, as well as the influence
Cameroonian_cuisine
Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon
The Menyam language, Bamenyam, is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. Bamenyam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) v t e v t
Menyam_language
Camerounian tribal chief (born 1936)
patriarch entrusted him with the succession. His service as both a traditional Bamiléké chief in western Cameroon and a patriarch in the region of Bulu, his adopted
Jean-Rameau_Sokoudjou
Traditional chiefdom in Ndé, Cameroon
and values. The Bangwa speak a Bantoid language that closely resembles the dialects spoken by the Western Bamileke, particularly those around Dschang and
Chiefdom_of_Bangoua
Genre of urban Cameroonian popular music
raps. It is often sung in Medumba which is the language of the Bangangte people and in many other Bamileke dialects. Bend-skin became popular in 1993 in
Bend-skin
Tali, mixed. Chadic Cameroon: Ouldeme, Daba, mixed. Southern Cameroon: Bamileke, Ewondo, Bakaka. RDC: Nande, Hema. Ghana: Ewe, Ga, Fante. Calculated by
Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Sub-Saharan Africa
Y-DNA_haplogroups_in_populations_of_Sub-Saharan_Africa
Koonzime language, the Mundang language, the Ngiemboon language, and the Vengo language. Others include Ewondo, Bassa, Bamileke, Duala and Arabic in the North
Culture_of_Cameroon
International religious broadcasting service
indigenous people in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico, the Yemba-speaking Bamileke people of Cameroon, as well as communities in Nepal, Myanmar, the Democratic
Adventist_World_Radio
Ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa
names) used in other languages to refer to the Fulɓe. Fulani in English is borrowed from the Hausa term. Fula, from the Manding languages, is also used in
Fula_people
Ethnic group of Louisiana, USA
period included members of the Bambara, Wolof, Igbo people, Chamba people, Bamileke, Tikar, and Nago people, a Yoruba subgroup. While about two-thirds of enslaved
Louisiana_Creole_people
Topics referred to by the same term
flycatcher, a small, stout passerine bird of the African tropics One of the Bamileke ethnic groups of Cameroon Baati, a type of bread popular in western India
Bati
Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon
Bangolan (sɔ́ŋnə́ ŋgbáŋlɛ) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. /b/ is [b] after nasals (e.g., [mbé] 'nail') and [p] elsewhere (e.g., [pà] 'bag')
Bangolan_language
World Slaving, University of Virginia: a searchable database of 25,000 scholarly works on slavery and the slave trade in all western European languages.
Slavery_in_the_United_States
Mfon of the Bamum (r. 1886/7–1933)
the Bamileke and Bamum. As a result of the military expeditions of Njoya's ancestor Ncharé, the founder of the Bamum, the majority of modern Bamiléké people
Ibrahim_Njoya
Colonial and Early Arkansas people group
period included members of the Bambara, Wolof, Igbo people, Chamba people, Bamileke, Tikar, and Nago people, a Yoruba subgroup. The French slavery law, Code
Arkansas_Creoles
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
ethnic groups: Akan (including the Ashanti and Fante subgroups), Balanta, Bamileke, Bamun, Bariba, Biafara, Bran, Chokwe, Dagomba, Edo, Ewe, Fon, Fula, Ga
African_Americans
Bight in the Gulf of Guinea
97%. Slaves purchased from the markets on the Bight of Biafra included Bamileke, Efik/Ibibio, Igbo, Tikar, Bakossi, Fang, Massa, Bubi and many more. These
Bight_of_Biafra
the pro-independence movement was seen as particularly strong among the Bamileke and Bassa peoples, and both were targeted by the French for severe repression
History_of_Cameroon
"Statistics - By Subject". Retrieved 2023-07-24. "Census of India 2011: Languages" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-25
List of countries by ethnic groups
List_of_countries_by_ethnic_groups
American linguist (born 1947)
on phonological theory, language typology, and African languages, particularly Bantu languages and other Niger-Congo languages. He has received numerous
Larry_Hyman
Species of frog
It is endemic to Cameroon. It is known from the southern slopes of the Bamiléké Plateau, Mount Manengouba, and Mount Nlonako. The common names Perret's
Petropedetes_perreti
Blue color
plays a significant roles in the traditional spiritual beliefs of the Bamileke, Yoruba, Baoulé, Dogon, Fon, and Aja peoples. The color electric indigo
Indigo
Commune and town in West region, Cameroon
West region of Cameroon. It is a multicultural area made up of 55% of Bamileke and 40% o the Mbo people; this is reflected in the name. It is located
Santchou
Village in Cameroon
Communes of Cameroon "Le patrimoine sacré des chefferies traditionnelles bamiléké au Cameroun dévoilé au public (REPORTAGE)" (in French). Xinhua News Agency
Bamena
the British origin of the modern game and the prevalence of the English language, many clubs, even outside Europe, have their names written in English.
Association football club names
Association_football_club_names
Traditional sound-based art forms developed by sub-Saharan African peoples
gungonga, korbala, kornia, sinyegule, wua and yong wui. A Bamileke style is mangambe; Bamileke people use the gong. The Beti-Pahuin of Cameroon Style =
Sub-Saharan African music traditions
Sub-Saharan_African_music_traditions
Military of the Republic of Cameroon
Arab Emirates United States United Kingdom Related articles History Bamileke War Bakassi conflict CAR Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Anglophone Crisis
Cameroon_Armed_Forces
Dance arts of Cameroon
invoke the spirits of ancestors to cure the ill or increase fertility. The Bamileke perform war dances, for example, and the motio of the southwest incorporates
Dance_in_Cameroon
Cameroonian photographer (1939-2017)
Western Region of Cameroon. There are several variant spellings of his Bamiléké name: Toussile, Tousellé, Tousselle, and Touselle are all attested. The
Jacques_Toussele
Cameroonian filmmaker
Grande Case Bamiléké (1965) after French Cameroun's independence in 1960. He co-directed the former with Philippe Brunet. La Grande Case Bamiléké was co-directed
Jean-Paul_Ngassa
Commune and town in West Region, Cameroon
providing public health prevention tips. The large, square house of the Bamileke chief is located in the village and it has a courtyard. It is the largest
Batoufam
Cameroonian footballer (born 1986)
professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Originating from the Bamileke tribe of the West Region, Nounkeu began his career at Collège Vogt Atletic[citation
Dany_Nounkeu
Commune and town in Cameroon
region, Menoua division and Nkongni subdivision. Bafou is populated by the Bamileke people, situated at approximately 10 km from Dschang the closest city.
Bafou
Biennial cultural festival in Bafoussam, Cameroon
peoples of the Bamileke ethnic group in the West Region of Cameroon. Held in the city of Bafoussam known as Fussep in the local language every two years
Nyang_Nyang_Festival
Linguistic research program proposed by Noam Chomsky
Linguistics. 12 (1). Keupdjio, H. S. (2020). The syntax of A' -dependencies in Bamileke Medumba (T). University of British Columbia (Thesis). doi:10.14288/1.0389713
Minimalist_program
Tintin album by Belgian cartoonist Hergé
effigy found on a Caribbean island by Sir Francis Haddock was based on a Bamileke tribal statue from Cameroon that Hergé saw in a museum. The Sirius, which
Red_Rackham's_Treasure
Drums used for long-distance signalling and communications
profiles. Drum communication methods are not languages in their own right, though they can be based on spoken languages. In such cases, the sounds produced are
Drums_in_communication
Decoration technique
An elephant mask decorated with glass beads by the Bamileke people in Bandjoun, Cameroon c. 1910–1930
Beadwork
Kingdom in Northwest Region of Cameroon
Mfon. He unfortunately was not a descendant of king Mbuembue. He was a Bamileke slave. Ngouoh was not welcome by his subjects and decided to move the palace
Kingdom_of_Bamum
at the northern tip of the country. This region includes the Bamenda, Bamiléké, and Mambilla highlands. It also contains some of the country's most fertile
Geography_of_Cameroon
Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup
is especially common among indigenous Africans who speak Niger-Congo languages, and was spread to Southern Africa and East Africa through the Bantu expansion
Haplogroup_E-M2
Chadic ethnic group
Cameroon. Most of them speak the Massa language.[citation needed] The Massa are said to be related to the Tikar and Bamileke peoples. Their oral tradition cites
Masa_people
American artist
Lenni-Lanape. She is a descendant of the Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi peoples. Her multi-sensory artistic language centers around themes of indigenization and
Delphine_Fawundu
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