Kwe people

Bakweri
A Bakweri farmer working his cocoyam field on the slopes of Mt. Fako in the Southwest Province of Cameroon
Total population
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

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.

Early survey discussion of these topics may be found in Ardener 1956[2] and Dugast 1949[3]

  1. ^ Ethnologue.
  2. ^ W., Ardener, Edwin (1956). Coastal Bantu of the Cameroons, etc. [With maps and genealogical tables.]. OCLC 316149239.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Dugast, Idelette (1949). Inventaire ethnique du Sud-Cameroun. OCLC 3108719.