Bamun people

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The Bamun people are a Central African ethnic group primarily from western Cameroon, known for their historic kingdom, distinctive art and architecture, and the creation of the Bamum script under Sultan Ibrahim Njoya.

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Bamun people canonical 3

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central African people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
artForm beadwork ⓘ
bronze casting ⓘ
mask making ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
capitalOfKingdom Foumban ⓘ
colonialHistory came under German colonial rule ⓘ
later under French colonial rule ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Cameroon ⓘ
culturalArea Cameroon Grassfields ⓘ
culturalHeritage ritual masks ⓘ
royal beadwork ⓘ
royal regalia ⓘ
thrones ⓘ
culturalInstitution Sultan’s Palace Museum in Foumban ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Bamum script ⓘ
knownFor Bamum script ⓘ
court art ⓘ
distinctive palace architecture ⓘ
royal palace of Foumban ⓘ
language Bamum language ⓘ
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Bantoid languages ⓘ
neighboringEthnicGroup Bafia people ⓘ
Bamileke people ⓘ
Tikar people ⓘ
notableRuler Njoya Ibrahim ⓘ
Sultan Ibrahim Njoya ⓘ
linked to: Njoya Ibrahim
primaryRegion Grassfields region of Cameroon ⓘ
western Cameroon ⓘ
regionType Grassfields kingdom ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
scriptCreator Sultan Ibrahim Njoya ⓘ
linked to: Njoya Ibrahim
scriptName Bamum script ⓘ
scriptType syllabary ⓘ
scriptUsage administrative documents ⓘ
historical royal records ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ
traditionalCrops groundnuts ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalOrganization Bamum Kingdom ⓘ
traditionalTitleOfRuler Mfon ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ

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