Njem (people)

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The Njem (also Njyem or Ndjem ) are an ethnic group who live in the rainforest zone of southern Cameroon and northern Congo . There are a total of 7,000 Njem.

In Cameroon, the Njyem live along the road that begins south of Lomié , passes the government center of Ngoyla and goes south to Djadom . From there, footpaths extend to Souanke in northern Congo. Their territory is south of the Nzime people and north of the Bekwel , both peoples related to the Njem. Ngoyla is the largest Njyem center. Souanke is also important, but is a center shared with the Bekwel. They speak Njyem ("NJY"), one of the Makaa – Njyem - Bantu languages .

Most of them are Christians, only a few have kept their traditional religion.

literature

  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): " Makaa-Njem (A80) ". Ethnologue: Languages ​​of the World , 15th ed.Dallas: SIL International. Accessed June 7, 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): " Njyem ". Ethnologue: Languages ​​of the World , 15th ed.Dallas: SIL International. Accessed June 7, 2006.
  • Neba, Aaron, Ph.D. (1999) Modern Geography of the Republic of Cameroon, 3rd ed. Bamenda: Neba Publishers.
  • Ngima Mawoung, Godefroy (2001) "The Relationship Between the Bakola and the Bantu Peoples of the Coastal Regions of Cameroon and their Perception of Commercial Forest Exploitation". African Study Monographs , Suppl. 26: 209-235.
  • Ngoh, Victor Julius (1996) History of Cameroon Since 1800. Limbé: Presbook.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Njyem", Ethnologue . Ethnologue does not give a date for the 3,500 Njyem speakers it lists as living in the Congo.