Bassa of Cameroon
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Bassa of Cameroon are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in Cameroon known for their rich cultural traditions, agriculture, and historical role in anti-colonial movements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
body scarification (historically)
ⓘ
mask making ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| associatedLeader | Ruben Um Nyobè NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cashCrops |
cocoa
ⓘ
coffee ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupIn | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ plantain ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
participation in anti-colonial movements in Cameroon
ⓘ
resistance to French colonial rule ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Bassa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| musicInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
xylophone ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Bakoko people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duala people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ewondo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMovement | Union des Populations du Cameroun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
epic narratives
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| partOf | Cameroonian peoples ⓘ |
| region |
Centre Region of Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Littoral Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanaga-Maritime Division NERFINISHED ⓘ South Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
spirit world
ⓘ
supreme creator deity ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | compounds of extended families ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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