A Bantu ethnic group of Cameroon
Ethnic group
The Bakole (Bakolle , Kole ) are a Bantu ethnic group of the Republic of Cameroon . They belong to the Sawa , or Cameroonian coastal peoples. The Bakole speak a language of the same name .
According to Duala oral history , the Duala, Bakole, and Limba come from a single ancestor named Ewale . From Piti, northeast of Douala , Ewale migrated to the coast to the east bank of Wouri River . The Bakole probably splintered from the Duala proper at some point and made their way west to their current territory.[2] Today, the inhabit the coast directly north of the Bamboko people, along the Rio Del Rey and south of the Meme estuary in the Ndian division of the Southwest Province . Today, the Bakole farm the fertile volcanic soils of Mount Cameroon to raise cocoyams , maize , manioc , oil palms , and plantains .
Map showing the location of the various Duala ethnic groups of Cameroon
The Bakole language is part of the Bantu group of the Niger–Congo language family . The language is at least partially intelligible with Mokpwe , the language of the Bakweri . Individuals who have attended school or lived in an urban centre usually speak Cameroonian Pidgin English or standard English . In fact, growing numbers of Anglophone Cameroonians today grow up with pidgin as their first tongue.[3]
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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.
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