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Bareka-Batekka or Balondo-Bakundu | |
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| Total population | |
| 120,000[1] (200,000) 200,000 (including those of ancestral descent) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Cameroon (Southwest Region) | |
| Languages | |
| Oroko | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christian and/or African Traditional Religion (Molimi-Ekpe) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bakweri, Bakole, Wovea, Isubu, Bamboko, Mongo, Duala, Ewodi, Balimba, Pongo, and possibly other Ngoe peoples |
The Oroko (also Bareka/Batekka) are an ethnic group in Cameroon. They belong to the coastal Bantu group, widely known as Sawa, and primarily occupy the Ndian and Meme divisions of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The people predominantly speak Oroko, English, and Cameroon Pidgin English. The Oroko are related to several ethnic groups (or tribes) in Cameroon's coastal areas, with whom they share a common traditional origin, and similar histories and cultures. These include the Bakweri (Kwe), Bakole, Duala, Ewodi, the Bodiman, the Pongo, the Bamboko, the Isubu (Isuwu or Bimbians), the Limba (or Malimba), the Mungo, and the Wovea.
- ^ Friesen, Lisa (2002). Valence change and Oroko verb morphology