Bamileke people
bˈɑː mˈiː lˈe͡ɪ kˈe͡ɪ | |
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Flag of the Bamileke National Movement. | |
King of Bandjoun, one of the numerous Bamileke Kingdoms in Cameroon | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Cameroon | 8,454,475 (20.8%) |
| Languages | |
| Bamileke Languages, French, English, Pidgin | |
| Religion | |
| Grassfields beliefs and ancestral worship (dual system: Divinities-based, and Ancestors-based), Christianity, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bafia, Bamum, Tikar, other Grassfields peoples, other Bantu peoples. | |
The Bamiléké people are an ethnic group of Central Africa that inhabits the Western High Plateau colloquially known as the grassfields of Cameroon. According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, Bamiléké means "people of faith".