Kwe people

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Kwe people

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|population='''Total:''' 32,200 (1982)Ethnologue.
|population='''Total:''' 32,200 (1982)Ethnologue.
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[[Cameroon]]
Cameroon
|langs=[[Kpwe language|Mokpwe]]
|langs=[[Kpwe language|Mokpwe]]
|rels=Predominantly [[Christians|Christian]] and/or [[ancestor worship]]pers
|rels=Predominantly [[Christians|Christian]] and/or [[ancestor worship]]pers
|related=[[Bakole people|Bakole]], [[Bamboko]], [[Duala people|Duala]], [[Isubu]], [[Limba people (Cameroon)|Limba]], [[Mungo people|Mungo]], [[Wovea]] and [[Bantu peoples|other Bantu peoples]]
|related=[[Bakole people|Bakole]], [[Bamboko]], [[Duala people|Duala]], [[Isubu]], [[Limba people (Cameroon)|Limba]], [[Mungo people|Mungo]], [[Wovea]] and [[Bantu peoples|other Bantu peoples]]
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The '''Bakweri''' (or '''Kwe''' or '''Kpwe''') are a [[Bantu peoples|Bantu]] [[ethnic group]] of the [[Republic of Cameroon]]. They are closely related to Cameroon's coastal peoples (the [[The Sawa peoples of Cameroon|Sawa]]), particularly the [[Duala people|Duala]] and [[Isubu]].
The '''Bakweri''' (or '''Kwe''' or '''Kpwe''') are a [[Bantu peoples|Bantu]] [[ethnic group]] of the Republic of Cameroon. They are closely related to Cameroon's coastal peoples (the [[The Sawa peoples of Cameroon|Sawa]]), particularly the [[Duala people|Duala]] and [[Isubu]].


Early survey discussion of these topics may be found in Ardener 1956{{Cite book|last=W.|first=Ardener, Edwin|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/316149239|title=Coastal Bantu of the Cameroons, etc. [With maps and genealogical tables.].|date=1956|oclc=316149239}} and Dugast 1949.{{Cite book|author=Dugast, Idelette|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/3108719|title=Inventaire ethnique du Sud-Cameroun|date=1949|oclc=3108719}}
Early survey discussion of these topics may be found in Ardener 1956{{Cite book|last=W.|first=Ardener, Edwin|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/316149239|title=Coastal Bantu of the Cameroons, etc. [With maps and genealogical tables.].|date=1956|oclc=316149239}} and Dugast 1949.{{Cite book|author=Dugast, Idelette|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/3108719|title=Inventaire ethnique du Sud-Cameroun|date=1949|oclc=3108719}}
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