Bakweri
E591940
The Bakweri are an indigenous Bantu-speaking ethnic group of Cameroon, primarily inhabiting the slopes of Mount Cameroon in the country's Southwest Region.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
affected by German colonial plantations
ⓘ
land expropriation under German rule ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Fako Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
palm wine tapping
ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | bri ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureOfHomeland |
Atlantic coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym |
Bakweri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym |
Bakwele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Narrow Bantu ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Sawabantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Cameroonian Littoral Bantu zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
cocoa
ⓘ
cocoyam ⓘ coffee ⓘ plantain ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
plantation agriculture ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| majorTownInTerritory |
Buea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalContext | one of the coastal ethnic groups of Cameroon ⓘ |
| postColonialIssue | land rights disputes ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Bakweri language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mokpwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southwest Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bakoko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duala NERFINISHED ⓘ Isubu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wovea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalOrganization | chiefdoms ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in nature spirits ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Fako Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal area around Limbe ⓘ slopes of Mount Cameroon ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southwest Region (Cameroon)