41. TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents bamileke people from this area have in recent years migrated to towns elsewhere in Religions Christian 53%, Muslim 22%, indigenous African 25%. http://www.traveldocs.com/cm/people.htm

Cameroon Africa PEOPLE Cameroon's estimated 250 ethnic groups form five large regional-cultural groups: western highlanders (or grassfielders), including the Bamileke, Bamoun, and many smaller entities in the northwest (est. 38% of population); coastal tropical forest peoples, including the Bassa, Douala, and many smaller entities in the Southwest (12%); southern tropical forest peoples, including the Ewondo, Bulu (subgroup of Beti), Fang (subgroup of Beti), Maka and Pygmies (officially called Bakas) (18%); predominantly Islamic peoples of the northern semi-arid regions (the Sahel) and central highlands, including the Fulani, also known as Peuhl in French (14%); and the "Kirdi", non-Islamic or recently Islamic peoples of the northern desert and central highlands (18%). The people concentrated in the southwest and northwest provincesaround Buea and Bamendause standard English and "pidgin," as well as their local languages. In the three northern provincesAdamaoua, north, and far northeither French or Fulfulde, the language of the Fulani, is widely spoken. Elsewhere, French is the principal second language, although pidgin and some local languages such as Ewondo, the dialect of a Beti clan from the Yaounde area, also are widely spoken.

42. African Indigenous Languages As Semi-official Languages: A Study In The Causes O Ibo and Yoruba, in Nigeria; and bamileke in Cameroon (to mention but these Power was at last in the hands of the indigenous people of the capital city http://www2.univ-reunion.fr/~ageof/text/74c21e88-254.html

Accueil Structure Chercheurs Réalisations ... Alizés n°16 African Indigenous Languages as Semi-official Languages: A Study in the Causes of Political Conflicts in Africa opyright 1998 Alizés — ISSN : 1155-4363 1.0 The Beginnings B Colonialism thus gave birth to a new type of nationhood — a nationhood in which the natives surrendered their ethnic loyalties for those of the colonising power. This involved the acquisition and application of the Western notions of nationism and nationalism. Nationism denotes governance while nationalism denotes the patriotic feelings one has for one’s nation. In both governance and patriotism, language poses a problem. Governance requires, according to Fasold, “communication both within the governing institutions and between government and the people” (1984: 3). The people who were to be governed or who were being governed were illiterate and diverse. They needed to be educated and united. The need for the language of governance, that of education and national cohesion engendered the desire for an official language (OL) — a prestigious, bias-free highly efficient language capable of handling the functional load of governance, trade, modern religion and diplomacy. Only the colonising languages satisfied these requirements. They were therefore imposed as the official languages. 1.1 Indigenous Languages Under the Canopy

43. Cameroon (01/05) Religions Christian 53%, Muslim 22%, indigenous African 25%. bamileke peoplefrom this area have in recent years migrated to towns elsewhere in http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26431.htm

Bureau of Public Affairs Electronic Information and Publications Office Background Notes Bureau of African Affairs January 2005 Background Note: Cameroon PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Cameroon Geography Area: 475,000 sq. km. (184,000) sq. mi.), about the size of California. Cities (2003 Census Bureau estimates): Capital Yaounde (pop. 1,111,641). Other major cities Douala (1.3 million), Garoua (424,312), Maroua (409,546), Bafoussam (319,457), Bamenda (321,490), Nkongsamba (166,262), and Ngaoundere (216,300). Terrain: Northern plains, central and western highlands, southern and coastal tropical forests. Mt. Cameroon (13,353 ft.) in the southwest is the highest peak in West Africa and the sixth in Africa. Climate: Northern plains, the Sahel regionsemiarid and hot (7-month dry season); central and western highlands where Yaounde is locatedcooler, shorter dry season; southern tropical forestwarm, 4-month dry season; coastal tropical forest, where Douala is locatedwarm, humid year-round. People Nationality: English noun and adjective Cameroonian(s);

44. Cameroon (12/99) Religions Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous African 40%. bamileke peoplefrom this area have in recent years migrated to towns elsewhere in http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/c/10294.htm

Old Versions of Background Notes and Biographies Background Notes C Cameroon (12/99) For the most current version of this Note, see Background Notes A-Z PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Cameroon Geography Area: 475,000 sq. km. (184,000) sq. mi.), about the size of California. Cities (1987 census): Capital Yaounde (pop. 900,000). Other major cities Douala (1.4 million), Garoua (170,000), Maroua (150,000), Bafoussam (140,000), Bamenda (130,000), Nkongsamba (110,000), and Ngaoundere (100,000). Terrain: Northern plains, central and western highlands, southern and coastal tropical forests. Mt. Cameroon (13,353 ft.) in the southwest is the highest peak in West Africa and the sixth in Africa. Climate: Northern plains, the Sahel regionsemiarid and hot (7-month dry season); central and western highlands where Yaounde is locatedcooler, shorter dry season; southern tropical forestwarm, 4-month dry season; coastal tropical forest, where Douala is locatedwarm, humid year-round. People Nationality: English noun and adjective Cameroonian(s);

45. The Post Online (Cameroon): Chinese Doughnuts Producers Perturb Bamileke Traders This has however, threatened the bamileke doughnut sellers some of whom haveconstructed The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation. Bate Besong http://www.postnewsline.com/2005/07/chinese_doughnu.html

The Post Online (Cameroon) Interactive site of The Post Newspaper, Cameroon - West Africa Search this Site Support Your Favourite News Source, The Post. Click below for voluntary credit card or paypal donations: Spiegel Coupon Codes Web postnewsline.com The Post at a Glance About us Contact Addresses People of The Post Tips for Using the "Comments" Section Categories 5 Franc Question Breaking News Business Cameroon Economy ... The Post Headlines Sponsors Your Time Recent Comments Kabuin K. Carl on SCNC Dismisses Its Secretary General Kabuin K. Carl on Biya Warns SCNC Against October 1 Demonstrations Kabuin K. Carl on Boyo SCNC Leader Detained Kabuin K. Carl on SCNC Dismisses Its Secretary General Kabuin K. Carl on SCNC Dismisses Its Secretary General MBU. B on Commonwealth Officials Apologise For Speaking English James Wenong on Biya Warns SCNC Against October 1 Demonstrations Dr A A Agbormbai on Those Changes At UB Clement Martin on Biya Warns SCNC Against October 1 Demonstrations Martin on Principal Challenges Cancellation Of GCE Results Main Chinese Doughnuts Producers Perturb Bamileke Traders By Loveline Mbori Inhabitants of Bamenda were recently taken unawares as Chinese traders flooded the streets with what they call "beinge Chinoise" doughnuts locally produced out of flour. The Chinese traders move around town on tricycles selling to anxious customers who are ready to buy from the Whitemen These Chinese are unable to express themselves and can only murmur the prize of the product "fity" or "cenquante" meaning (50) fifty francs.

46. The Post Online (Cameroon): Making Overtures To Power Hungry People Neither the bamileke nor Bassa or even Duala can play that role. It must be anAnglophone, The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation. Bate Besong http://www.postnewsline.com/2005/01/strongmaking_ov.html

The Post Online (Cameroon) Interactive site of The Post Newspaper, Cameroon - West Africa Search this Site Support Your Favourite News Source, The Post. Click below for voluntary credit card or paypal donations: Spiegel Coupon Codes Web postnewsline.com The Post at a Glance About us Contact Addresses People of The Post Tips for Using the "Comments" Section Categories 5 Franc Question Breaking News Business Cameroon Economy ... The Post Headlines Sponsors Your Time Recent Comments Kabuin K. Carl on SCNC Dismisses Its Secretary General Kabuin K. Carl on Biya Warns SCNC Against October 1 Demonstrations Kabuin K. Carl on Boyo SCNC Leader Detained Kabuin K. Carl on SCNC Dismisses Its Secretary General Kabuin K. Carl on SCNC Dismisses Its Secretary General MBU. B on Commonwealth Officials Apologise For Speaking English James Wenong on Biya Warns SCNC Against October 1 Demonstrations Dr A A Agbormbai on Those Changes At UB Clement Martin on Biya Warns SCNC Against October 1 Demonstrations Martin on Principal Challenges Cancellation Of GCE Results Mmuock-Ngih Fon Takes Command Main Making Overtures To Power Hungry People Chief Charles Fuatabong Achaleke Taku President Paul Biya, in his December 8 cabinet re shuffle, deceptively di rected his political com pass towards handing over power back to the North. By his nomination, Biya has made enticing overtures to other power hungry people from that region to start and intensify a power struggle, which he will use as justification to tinker with and manipulate the constitution once more to hand over an empty shield to that region while retaining real power within his ethnic region.

47. List Of Ethnic Groups - Definition Of List Of Ethnic Groups In Encyclopedia Banda one of the peoples of the Central African Republic Dagestani peoples -indigenous groups of northern Caucasus Dai (Thai, Thai Lue); Dakota http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/List_of_ethnic_groups

Add to Favorites General Encyclopedia Legal ... Law forum Search Word: Visit our Law forums Labor Law Accidents Law Bankruptcy Law Business Law ... Tax Law This is a list of names of ethnic groups . A group can have several names (e.g., names in English language and in native language, obsolete names, versions of spelling, etc.) Contents: A B C D ... Z A Abenaki Native Americans of Quebec Vermont New Hampshire , and possibly Maine Algonquin people Abkhaz - Minority in Georgia Turkey and Russia Abkhazia Acadian French-Canadians of the Canadian Maritimes Accohannock Native Americans of Maryland Achang Yunnan China ... Native Americans of California Acoma Native Americans of the southwest United States and Mexico Adja - Minority in Benin Adyghe - Minority in Russia , in the north Caucasus region. Afar - Minority in Ethiopia Eritrea and Djibouti . Also known as Danakil African-American - Descendants of African slaves brought to North America Afrikaners - Descendents of Dutch settlers / French Huguenot Africa Agni - minority group in Côte d'Ivoire Aguls Dagestani minority group Ahtna - Native Alaskans , along the Copper River Aimaks - Minority group in Afghanistan Aimaq - Minority group in Afghanistan Ainu - Natives of Hokkaido , much of Sakhalin , the Kuriles , and at one time northern Honshu , the Kamchatka Peninsula , and the Amur River basin Aja - Minority group in Benin Ak Chin Native American group now resident in Pinal County, Arizona

48. Findings Palm oil is a staple in the African diet city dwellers and peoples in the Postcolonial indigenous leaders having assimilated (or having been http://www.ulb.ac.be/soco/apft/GENERAL/PUBLICAT/RAPPORTS/TREFON/find.htm

7. FINDINGS 7.1 Use of forest products The forest is perceived as, and is in reality, a vast reservoir of all kinds of vital foodstuffs and raw materials as well as other socially and culturally important substances. It is also perceived as "a profane inanimate entity, to be plundered so as to satisfy gross economic demands."( ) Fuel wood and bush meat are the forest products most extensively used by city dwellers throughout central Africa on a regular basis for both economic and cultural reasons. While both are renewable resources in theory, insufficient effort is made to conserve them and even less to renew them: they are accordingly disappearing at an alarming rate. These reasons, combined with the desire to formulate recommendations on how to help diminish their depletion, have consequently motivated the specific focus of our research. The other forest products which are also used daily, again for economic and cultural purposes, were not investigated in significant detail because their use does not seriously threaten the forest - at least in the immediate future. (The cities which are the greatest consumers of fuelwood and bush meat head the next two sections.) 7.1.1 Fuelwood

49. FACT SHEET: The Republic Of Cameroon At A Glance africa Fact Sheets, Cameroon Fact Sheet. In 1955, the outlawed Union of thePeoples of Cameroon, based largely between the bamileke and Bassa ethnic http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/deploy/info/africa/cameroon/index.shtml

FACT SHEET: The Republic of Cameroon at a Glance Background The earliest inhabitants of Cameroon were probably the Bakas or Pygmies. They still inhabit the forests of the south and east provinces. Bantu speakers originating in the Cameroonian highlands were among the first groups to move out before other invaders. Cameroon's estimated 250 ethnic groups form five large regional-cultural groups: western highlanders (or grass fielders), including the Bamileke, Bamoun, and many smaller entities in the northwest. Coastal tropical forest peoples, including the Bassa, Douala, and many smaller entities are in the Southwest. Southern tropical forest peoples, include the Ewondo, Bulu (subgroup of Beti), Fang (subgroup of Beti), Maka and Pygmies (officially called Bakas). There are predominantly Islamic people of the northern semi-arid regions (the Sahel) and central highlands, including the Fulani, also known as Peuhl in French. The "Kirdi", non-Islamic or recently Islamic are the peoples of the northern desert and central highlands. Cameroon's history, like that of the rest of West Africa's Atlantic seaboard, revolved around the slave trade. Northern Cameroon, by contrast, was a battleground for various empires, notably the Kanem-Bornu in Chad.

50. Watch France The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation. tunduzi From Black de France a victimeyewitness account of the bamileke Genocide http://www.francewatcher.org/

Watch France Exposing the hypocrisy of France France-Africa Links Southern Cameroons Interim Government-In-Exile Up to the minute news and pictures on the France-Ivory Coast saga Congr¨s Panafricain des Jeunes Patriotes - COJEP Ivorian Activist Website. In the French Language AFRIK.COM BBCAfrique.com GRIOO.COM An Africentric site in French BLACK DE FRANCE Black is not a color. It's an experience LA COLONISATION CONTINUE The best summary of Francafrique activities and history in Africa. Badly needs a mirror site in English. Graphical, highly interactive! Picture of Chirac and Foccart, his master in the dark arts of neocolonialism FRANCOPHONIE Jeune Afrique Magazine Site In French Also Watching France Savoy League Anything Prose Journal Panafricain d'information et de debat Voix Humaine Congo Exposes the ongoing Fran§afrique-sponsored genocide in Congo-Brazzaville Congo Resistance Struggling against French-sponsored civil war and massacres in Congo Brazzaville. Southern Cameroons Batir Le Togo Build Togo Survie France French activist group. Investigates and documents misdeeds by Francafrique. Organizes demonstrations and other forms of protest. Founded by lawyer Francois-Xavier Verschave

51. Watch France: Is France The Curse Of Africa ? The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation. tunduzi The bloody war foughtby the Algerian People against the French is fairly well documented, http://www.francewatcher.org/2005/03/strongis_france.html

Watch France Exposing the hypocrisy of France France-Africa Links Southern Cameroons Interim Government-In-Exile Up to the minute news and pictures on the France-Ivory Coast saga Congr¨s Panafricain des Jeunes Patriotes - COJEP Ivorian Activist Website. In the French Language AFRIK.COM BBCAfrique.com GRIOO.COM An Africentric site in French BLACK DE FRANCE Black is not a color. It's an experience LA COLONISATION CONTINUE The best summary of Francafrique activities and history in Africa. Badly needs a mirror site in English. Graphical, highly interactive! Picture of Chirac and Foccart, his master in the dark arts of neocolonialism FRANCOPHONIE Jeune Afrique Magazine Site In French Also Watching France Savoy League Anything Prose Journal Panafricain d'information et de debat Voix Humaine Congo Exposes the ongoing Fran§afrique-sponsored genocide in Congo-Brazzaville Congo Resistance Struggling against French-sponsored civil war and massacres in Congo Brazzaville. Southern Cameroons Batir Le Togo Build Togo Survie France French activist group. Investigates and documents misdeeds by Francafrique. Organizes demonstrations and other forms of protest. Founded by lawyer Francois-Xavier Verschave

52. Genetics And Genealogy With African-Americans As such, it has its origins in the US from indigenous african populations that It s the signature of the movement of people from East to West africa, http://www.bioethics.umn.edu/afrgen/html/Geneticsandgenealogy.html

Genetics and Genealogy with African-Americans Powerpoint Presentation of this Lecture Moderator john a. powell, JD, Executive Director, Institute on Race and Poverty, Minneapolis, Minnesota Presenter Ricky Kittles, PhD, Co-Director Molecular Genetics, National Human Genome Center, Howard University, Washington, DC john powell: Dr. Ricky Kittles has been very much in the forefront of raising the issue of the use of DNA to trace African ancestry. There's some question on whether or not we can do this right now. If we cannot do it right now, we probably will be able to do it in a very short period of time. Having said that, Dr. Duster's question remains: What are the social and political implications of this technology? One additional comment on Dr. G. Coraves comments about whites being black. This is a very complicated question. One way of thinking about it is that whiteness never was about blood, so to say whites have black blood in them, doesn't mean they cease to be white, any more than saying that blacks having white blood in them means they cease to be black. As Dr. Duster suggests, if race is socially constructed and we say that a lot now, it means there's no definitive biological indicator that tells us what race we are. Of course, people around the world construct race differently. The point is, as Dr. Duster suggests, that the political and social agenda of how race is constructed and used is the real cutting edge issue. It's not simply the scientific matter of measuring blood or genes. With that, I'll give you Dr. Kittles.

53. Aboriginal Art the memorial is to the thousands of indigenous people who lost their livesdefending their land african art bamileke, Kingdom of Bakassa, Cameroon http://users.telenet.be/african-shop/aboriginal-art.htm

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54. Anthropology ANTHROPOLOGY IN POST INDEPENDENCE africa END OF AN ERA AND THE PROBLEM OF NAISSANCE ET LA MORT EN AFRIQUE LE CAS DES bamileke DU CAMEROUN (LA) http://www.meabooks.com/African_books/ANTHRO_1/anthro_1.HTM

Updated on December 7, 2003. For current availability information and online ordering, please visit our interactive online catalog 1). AFRICAN CULTURE : AN OVERVIEW : SOCIO-CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (SHORTER, A.), NAIROBI, PAULINES, 109pp, PB, 1998, subject(s)/keyword(s): ANTHROPOLOGY, price US$17.58 2). AFRICANA BULLETIN 47 ( IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH) WARSAW, UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, 180pp, PB, 1999, ISBN 83-325-0057-6, subject(s)/keyword(s): ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURE, LINGUISTICS, price US$12.95 3). AFRIKA: KUL'TURA ETNICHNOST' IAZYK. SBOENIK STATEI ((AFRICA: CULTURE ETHNICITY LANGUAGE. COLLECTED PAPERS. IN RUSSIAN)) (ISMAGILOVA, R.N.(ED)), MOSCOW, INSTITUT AFRIKI AKADEMII NAUK, 216pp, PB, 1991, subject(s)/keyword(s): CULTURE, ANTHROPOLOGY, LINGUISTICS, price US$14.8 4). AFRIKANSKOE IAZYKOZNANIIE V ROSII 30-E GODY ( AFRICAN LINGUISTICS IN RUSSIA IN THE 1930'S) (GROMOVA, N.V. (ED)), MOSCOW, DREVO ZHIZNI, 186pp, PB, 1998, ISBN 5-88713-044-5, subject(s)/keyword(s): LINGUISTICS, ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURE, price US$16.65 5). AGULU MY FATHER LAND STRONG BIG AND STABLE . ACCOUNT OF SOME HISTORICAL EVENTS IN AGULU, CUSTOM GOVERNANCE (CHIEF BASIL IKE. OBIEKEZIE), NL, CHUMEZ ENTERPRISES, 76pp, PB, subject(s)/keyword(s): HISTORY, ANTHROPOLOGY, price US$11.1

55. Cameroon Visa Application - Tourist Visas, Business Visas, Expedited Visas - Cam the bamileke, Bamoun, and many smaller entities in the northwest (est. 38% ofpopulation); coastal tropical forest peoples, including the Bassa, Douala, http://www.travisa.com/Cameroon/cameroonvisa.htm

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56. Cameroon Searchengine - Cameroon Guide Index on africa is a gateway to information on africa on the Internet, 38% of population); coastal tropical forest peoples, including the Bassa, Douala, http://www.worldjump.com/links/cameroon.htm

Discover the best cameroon business directories, portals, guides and information resources at Worldjump Business Computers Finance Games ... Webmaster Main categories Business Computers Finance Games ... Webmaster Category: cameroon Back to main menu Add url Advertising Partner sites ... Cameroon Online Local portal with news, chat, forum, games, links, cuisine and more. Cia factbook - Cameroon The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in 1961 to form the present country. Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of an ethnic oligarchy. The index of Africa - Cameroon Index on Africa is a gateway to information on Africa on the Internet, with over 2.000 links sorted by country, subject and news. The Index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA), as a part of NCA's efforts to raise awareness about Africa and African affairs. Travel guide to Cameroon The country has two distinct climatic areas. On the coast, the average annual rainfall is 152.5 inches; precipitation often measures more than 33 feet a year. The mean temperature ranges from 24.4°C to 27°C (76°-81°F). In the south there are two dry seasons, December to February and July to September. The northern part of the country has a more comfortable climate. Total rainfall is about 31.2 inches, and the mean temperature ranges from 23°C to 26°C (73°F - 79°F). The dry season in the north is from October to April. The mountain ranges in the west have a heavier rainfall and cooler temperatures.

57. TRANS Nr. 13: George Echu (Yaounde): Multilingualism As A Resource: The Lexical The focus of this paper is lexical borrowing from indigenous languages to In the same vein, the word Mafo as used in the bamileke region and Mafor as http://www.inst.at/trans/13Nr/echu13.htm

Trans 13. Nr. April 2003 Multilingualism as a Resource: the Lexical Appropriation of Cameroon Indigenous Languages by English and French George Echu (Yaounde) Introduction Cameroon is a linguistic paradise comprising 247 indigenous languages, Pidgin English and two official languages (English and French). This figure, advanced by Breton and Fohtung's (1991) study, is re-echoed by Boum Ndongo-Semengue and Sadembouo (1999). Yet it appears to be relatively conservative when one takes into consideration the recent statistics published by SIL International (2002) in Ethnologue which credits Cameroon with 279 indigenous languages, English, French and Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE). If we agree with Jean-Louis Roy (1993) that Africa possesses a little over 1000 indigenous languages, then Cameroon's number alone could be considered really impressive, whether one goes for the older conservative figure or the most recent one. As concerns the influence of indigenous languages on the official languages, it is important to observe that the language contact situation in Cameroon has resulted in influences from various levels of linguistic structure - phonological, lexical, morphological, syntactic, etc. Our main concern in this study is relexification or lexical borrowing from the indigenous languages (donor languages) to the official languages (recipient languages)

58. Black History The bamileke area is composed of a number of separate chiefdoms, Most peoplesof subSaharan africa use pottery, many making it themselves. http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=384738

59. United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - State A. Land and people. 1. Land. 3. Cameroon is located in central africa, The same groups perform bamileke, Beti, Matakam and other dances with equal skill http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CERD.C.298.Add.3.En?Opendocument

60. Final Report Submitted By The Independent 169 concerning indigenous and Tribal peoples in Independent Countries, 1989. The African Charter on Human and peoples Rights, adopted by the eighteenth http://www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/(Symbol)/E.CN.4.1994.19.En?Opendocum

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