Bamileke people

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The Bamileke people are a major ethnic group of Cameroon’s western highlands, known for their complex chiefdoms, rich artistic traditions, and influential role in the country’s cultural and economic life.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
people of Cameroon ⓘ
areKnownFor agricultural skills ⓘ
beadwork ⓘ
colorful textiles ⓘ
complex chiefdoms ⓘ
elaborate royal regalia ⓘ
entrepreneurship ⓘ
mask making ⓘ
rich artistic traditions ⓘ
strong trading networks ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
artForms beaded costumes ⓘ
figures ⓘ
masks ⓘ
stools ⓘ
thrones ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Cameroon ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
secret societies ⓘ
diasporaPresence Douala ⓘ
Yaoundé ⓘ
influence Cameroonian commerce ⓘ
Cameroonian urban culture ⓘ
languageBranch Grassfields languages ⓘ
languageFamily Bantoid languages ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ
cocoyams ⓘ
coffee ⓘ
maize ⓘ
plantains ⓘ
performingArts initiation ceremonies ⓘ
masked dances ⓘ
royal festivals ⓘ
region Northwest Region of Cameroon ⓘ
West Region of Cameroon ⓘ
Western Highlands of Cameroon ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
socialOrganization clans ⓘ
patrilineal lineages ⓘ
speak Bamileke languages ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
traditionalEconomy intensive agriculture ⓘ
traditionalHousing compounds with courtyards ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalSystem chiefdoms ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle Fon ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ghomalaʼ → spokenBy → Bamileke people ⓘ
Ghomalaʼ → spokenBy → Bamileke of Bafoussam area ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Ghomalaʼ → ethnicity → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Northwest Region (Cameroon) → ethnicGroup → Bamenda Grassfields peoples ⓘ
subject linked to: Northwest Region
linked to: Bamileke people
Grassfields languages → areSpokenBy → Bamileke peoples ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Northwest Region of Cameroon → ethnicGroup → Bamenda Grassfields peoples ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
West Region (Cameroon) → ethnicGroup → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
West Region (Cameroon) → knownFor → Bamileke chiefdoms ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
West Region (Cameroon) → traditionalAuthority → Bamileke chiefdoms ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Bamileke languages → spokenBy → Bamileke people ⓘ
Grassfields → hasEthnicGroup → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Bafoussam → inhabitedBy → Bamileke people ⓘ
Bafoussam → ethnicGroup → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Bafoussam → isCulturalCenterFor → Bamileke people ⓘ
Grassfields peoples → hasEthnicGroup → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Northwest Region (Cameroon) → ethnolinguisticGroup → Bamenda Grassfields groups ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Medumba language → spokenBy → Bamileke people ⓘ
Medumba language → ethnicity → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Medumba language → hasAlternativeName → Bamileke-Medumba ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Yemba language → spokenBy → Bamileke people ⓘ
Bamun people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Bamileke people ⓘ
Cameroon-Nigeria borderlands → ethnicGroupPresent → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Bamileke Plateau → knownFor → Bamileke people ⓘ
Bamileke Plateau → inhabitedBy → Bamileke people ⓘ
Bamileke Plateau → hasEthnicGroup → Bamileke ⓘ
linked to: Bamileke people
Bamileke Plateau → culturalRegionOf → Bamileke people ⓘ