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    Bafut is a town located in a modern commune in Cameroon, it is also a traditional fondom. It is located in the Mezam Department, which in turn is located...
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  • The Fon of Bafut is the fon or Mfor (traditional ruler) of the town of Bafut and its adjoining areas in the Northwest Province, Cameroon, which comprise...
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  • The Bafut Wars were a series of wars fought in the early 20th century between the troops of the Fon of Bafut and German-backed troops of neighbouring fondoms...
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    Bafut may refer to several things relating to Cameroon: Bafut language Bafut Subdivision Bafut, Cameroon, the headquarters town of the subdivision Bafut...
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    Bafut people, also known as Fut or Bufu people are a Grassfields ethnic group located in the Bafut Subdivision of the North West Province, Cameroon. Aroun...
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  • The Bafut Subdivision or the Kingdom/Chiefdom/Fondom of Bafut is a commune in the Mezam Department of Northwest Province, Cameroon. It is located in the...
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  • Fut language (redirect from Bafut Language)
    The Bafut language, Fut, is an Eastern Grassfields language of the Niger–Congo languages, and related to Bamum. Oral tradition traces dynastic origins...
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  • The Bafut Beagles by British naturalist Gerald Durrell tells the story of Durrell's 1949 expedition to the Cameroons collecting animals for zoos, made...
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  • Nchum is one of the major Quarters of the Bafut Fondom in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. Dr. Simon Awanchiri is vividly remembered for coordinating...
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  • Craspedoxantha bafut is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Craspedoxantha of the family Tephritidae. Nigeria, Cameroon. Freidberg, A.;...
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    in the Kingdom of Bamum. However, the Kom, Nso, Bamum, Ndop-Bamunka, and Bafut peoples are the only ethnic groups that anthropologists and historians believe...
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  • The Fondom of Bafut political system centred on the Fon or Mfor who was the fount of the political and religious life of the people. The Fon had multifarious...
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    of the species he was keenest to obtain. In mid-March they went north to Bafut, where the Fon, Achirimbi II, the king of the area, had agreed to rent them...
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    for rabbit in modern Hebrew. According to Gerald Durrell, local people in Bafut, Cameroon, call the rock hyrax the n'eer. Rock hyraxes produce large quantities...
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    East: Lamnso' South: Kənswei Nsei, Niemeng, Vəŋo, Wushi Eastern Ngemba: Bafut, Mundum, Mankon, Bambili, Nkwen, Pinyin Bamileke-Central: Ngomable, New;...
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    the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The languages are Awing (Mbweʼwi), Bafut–Beba, Bambili Mbeligi, Mbui Bambui, Mendankwe-Nkwen–Mankon–Mundum (Ngemba)...
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  • is part of the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council. The militia operates in Bafut, Northwest Region. It was founded by taxi operators who lost their livelihood...
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    it is surrounded by other suburban areas and villages like Bambui, Akum, Bafut, Bali, Chombah and Mbatu. These suburban areas and villages are fast growing...
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    Operation Free Bafut was a week-long Cameroonian military operation against the Seven Karta militia in and around Bafut that resulted in the deaths of...
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    1891, German efforts in this regard encountered sharp resistance in the Bafut Wars in Cameroon and the conflict with the Hehe in East Africa On 6 March...
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  • otter shrew 1949 Mamfe and Bafut, British Cameroons (now Cameroon) Independent animal collecting mission for British zoos The Bafut Beagles — Galago, hairy...
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    Kamerun 1884–1919 Bafut Wars 1889–1907 Neukamerun 1911–1916 French Cameroons 1918–1960 British Cameroons Southern Cameroons 1922–1961...
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    Philippine–American War Second Boer War Boxer Rebellion War of the Golden Stool Bafut Wars Anglo–Aro War British expedition to Tibet Russo-Japanese War Herero...
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    (total served; 1914–18) <-- Engagements --> Abushiri Revolt Hehe Rebellion Bafut Wars Battle of Adibo Boxer Rebellion Adamawa Wars Kavango Uprising(1903)...
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  • details see the Kingdom of Portugal under Southwest Europe Cameroon Fondom of Bafut (complete list) – Chunga, King (1677–1708) Ngwa Abi-Fu, King (1708–1752)...
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    HRM Fon Njong III Fon of Zang Tabi Fon of Guzang Fon of Mendankwe Fon of Bafut Fon of Nso Fon of Bafanji Fon of Oku. HRM Fon Ngum IV In the Southwest region...
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    from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15. Durrell, G. The Bafut Beagles Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954; chapter 5. "Horror Frog, Frog Breaks Its...
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  • Joseph Ngwa Mfonyam (born February 7, 1948, in Bafut in the North West Province of Cameroon) works with the Bafut Language Association as an SIL International...
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  • Empire (1501–1912) Ghana Empire (500–1200) Mali Empire (1230–1670) Cameroon Bafut Kingdom (1750–present) Kotoko Kingdom (1450–present) Bamum Kingdom (1394–present)...
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    Kingdom of Bamum Mandara Kingdom Sokoto Caliphate Fondom of Bafut Kotoko kingdom French Equatorial Africa...
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