Bulu people
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The Bulu people are a Bantu ethnic group of central and southern Cameroon known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture-based livelihoods, and cultural influence within the larger Beti-Pahuin cluster.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bulu ethnic group | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| colonialContact |
French colonial empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | influential within Beti-Pahuin cluster ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
dance
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the major ethnic groups in southern Cameroon ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash-crop farming
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| environment | forest zone of southern Cameroon ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticCluster | Beti-Pahuin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | important group in southern Cameroon colonial history ⓘ |
| housingType | rural villages ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
ⓘ
xylophone ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal ⓘ |
| language | Bulu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| missionaryContact |
Catholic missionaries
ⓘ
Protestant missionaries ⓘ |
| musicStyle | traditional Beti-Bulu music ⓘ |
| oralLiterature |
epic narratives
ⓘ
folktales ⓘ |
| region |
central Cameroon
ⓘ
southern Cameroon ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Beti people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ewondo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Fang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| scriptureTranslation | Bible translated into Bulu language ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Beti-Pahuin peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief | ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ maize ⓘ plantain ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bulu ethnic group