Bamileke people

ethnic group of West Province of Cameroon
Intangible ethnic_group Q806017
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Bamileke people

Summary

Bamileke people is an ethnic group[1]. It draws 418 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #482 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bamileke people is in the country of Cameroon[3].
  • Bamileke people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4].
  • Bamileke people is a type of Benue–Congo peoples[5].
  • Bamileke people's Commons category is recorded as Bamileke[6].
  • Bamileke people comprises Bana people[7].
  • Bamileke people comprises Bandjoun people[8].
  • Bamileke people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bamileke people[9].
  • Bamileke people's language used is recorded as Bamileke[10].
  • Bamileke people's has works in the collection is recorded as Art Institute of Chicago[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Bamileke people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[4]. It is a type of Benue–Congo peoples[5].

Use and Application

Components include Bana people[7] and Bandjoun people[8].

Influence

Things named for Bamileke people include Bagam[12], a constructed writing system[13], in Cameroon[14], founded in 1900[15].

Why It Matters

Bamileke people draws 418 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #482 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for it include Bagam[12], a constructed writing system[13], in Cameroon[14], founded in 1900[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url ['https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/bamileke', 'https://africanarchive.org/d
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282291805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  2. 14d ago · OptimusFlowConsulting · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of Benue–Congo peoples
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Bamileke people
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/bamileke, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779481929796"
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