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Bamileke people

Bamileke
bˈɑː mˈiː lˈe͡ɪ kˈe͡ɪ
King of Bandjoun, one of the numerous Bamileke Kingdoms in Cameroon
Regions with significant populations
 Cameroon6,454,475 (20.8%) [1][2]
Languages
Bamileke Languages, French,

English,

Pidgin
Religion
Grassfields beliefs and ancestral worship (dual system: Divinities-based, and Ancestors-based), Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bafia, Bamum, Tikar, other Grassfields peoples, Igbo
Lac Baleng, tourist area located in the western region where one little beyond the water which marries the face of the surrounding nature.
Woman "Mafo" at the funeral of a Bamileke chief - West Cameroon

The Bamiléké are a group of 90 closely related peoples who inhabit the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, Bamiléké means people of faith.[3]

  1. ^ "Africa: Cameroon The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke". Joshua Project. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Includes other non-Bamileke Semi-Bantu people.
  3. ^ de Hapy, John Feyou & Alexis (5 March 2015). People from the Land of Ka. ASIN B00UCFYM4S.

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