Nzime people

Nzime
Total population
Total: Fewer than 30,000 (2000)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Cameroon
Languages
Koonzime
Religion
Christian
Related ethnic groups
Badwe'e, Bekwel, Bekol, Benkonjo, Bomwali, Konabembe, Mabi, Maka, Mbimu, Mvumbo, Njyem, Sso

The Nzime are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the rain forest zone of southeastern Cameroon. The Nzime live along the road running south of Abong-Mbang, through Mindourou and Lomié, and forking to Zoulabot and Zwadiba. Their territory lies south of the Koonzime in Djaposten, east of the Badwe'e, north of the Njyem, and west of the Konabembe people, all related groups. The Nzime speak the Nzime dialect of Koonzime ("OZM"), one of the Makaa–Njyem Bantu languages.

  1. ^ "Koonzime", Ethnologue. Because the neighbouring Bajwe also speak Koonzime, it is unclear how many of this figure are Nzime and how many are Bajwe.