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Bamileke people
bˈɑː mˈiː lˈe͡ɪ kˈe͡ɪ | |
|---|---|
 King of Bandjoun, one of the numerous Bamileke Kingdoms in Cameroon | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Cameroon | 6,454,475 (20.8%) [1][2] |
| Languages | |
| Bamileke Languages, French, 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 | |
The Bamiléké people are a Central African ethnic group that inhabits the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, Bamiléké means "people of faith".[3]
- ^ "Africa: Cameroon The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke". Joshua Project. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Includes other non-Bamileke Semi-Bantu people.
- ^ de Hapy, John Feyou & Alexis (5 March 2015). People from the Land of Ka. ASIN B00UCFYM4S.
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