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Fali people
The Fali people (called the Bana in Nigeria)[1] are any of several small ethnic groups of Africa. The Fali are concentrated in mountainous areas of northern Cameroon, but some also live in northeastern Nigeria.[2][3] The Fali are composed of four major groups, each corresponding to a geographic region: The Bossoum Fali, the Kangou Fali, the Peske–Bori Fali, and the Tingelin Fali.[4] The Fali in Cameroon have been described as being centered on Garoua as well as the rocky plateaus and peaks of the Adamawa mountains in the country's north.[4][5][6] The Fali are sometimes referred to as the Kirdi, meaning "pagan," a term given by the neighboring Muslim Fulani; after they fought against the jihadists and rejected Islam. Today the Fali in Mubi North Adamawa state are predominantly Christians.[7]
- ^ "Fali," The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary (1996) (James Stuart Olson, editor). Greenwood : p. 174-175.
- ^ "Fali," Almanac of African Peoples and Nations (1999) (Muḥammad Zuhdī Yakan, editor). Transaction: p. 309.
- ^ "Fali," Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, Volume 1 (2009) (Jamie Stokes, editor). Infobase: p. 225.
- ^ a b "Fali," Almanac of African Peoples and Nations (1999) (Muḥammad Zuhdī Yakan, editor). Transaction: p. 309.
- ^ "Fali," Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, Volume 1 (2009) (Jamie Stokes, editor). Infobase: p. 225.
- ^ "Fali," Encyclopædia Britannica (2011).
- ^ Steven Nelson, From Cameroon to Paris: Mousgoum Architecture In and Out of Africa (2007). University of Chicago Press: p. 155.
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