Mboko people

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Bamboko
Total population
4,000 (Wumboko speakers) (2000)
Wovea

The Bamboko are a

Republic of Cameroon. They are part of the Sawa
ethnic groups, those who live on the coast.

The Bamboko probably moved to

]

Map showing the location of the various Duala ethnic groups of Cameroon

The Bamboko speak

Niger–Congo language family
.

In addition, individuals who have attended school or lived in an urban centre usually speak Cameroonian Pidgin English or standard English. Increasing numbers of Anglophone Cameroonians are today being raised as first-language Pidgin speakers.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Wumboko", Ethnologue.
  2. ^ Fanso 50-1.
  3. ^ "Mokpwe", Ethnologue.
  4. ^ "Pidgin, Cameroon", Ethnologue.

References

  • Fanso, V. G. (1989). Cameroon History for Secondary Schools and Colleges, Vol. 1: From Prehistoric Times to the Nineteenth Century. Hong Kong: Macmillan Education Ltd.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Mokpwe". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 6 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Pidgin, Cameroon". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 6 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Wumboko". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 6 June 2006.

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