Kwe people
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The Bakweri (or Kwe) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Republic of Cameroon. They are closely related to Cameroon's coastal peoples (the Sawa), particularly the Duala and Isubu.
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A Bakweri farmer working his cocoyam field on the slopes of Mt. Fako in the Southwest Province of Cameroon | |
Total population | |
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Total: 32,200 (1982)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Cameroon | |
Languages | |
Mokpwe | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Christian and/or ancestor worshippers | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Bakole, Bamboko, Duala, Isubu, Limba, Mungo, Wovea and other Bantu peoples |
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Early survey discussion of these topics may be found in Ardener 1956[2] and Dugast 1949[3]