Bantu-speaking farmers, hunters and fishermen of the forest round Mount Cameroon and the creeks of the Rio del Rey: the forerunners of the Bakweri (Kpe) of the mountain, the Balong, and the Oroko groups (Bakundu, Balue, Ngolo, Ekombe).
The Isubu of Bimbia and the Duala of the Wouri, the trading peoples of later centuries, are not attested for 1200. Village societies; nothing is dated.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village heads
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Self-governing.
Customs
Village heads and secret societies.
Assemblies
Village councils.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200No dated event.Depends on: Not applicable Stopped by: Not applicable
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Language and tradition only.
On the map: A people's country drawn as a dashed outline; borders are approximate.
Sources and studies
- From the researcher's knowledge of the ethnography and oral traditions (Alagoa, Afigbo, Isichei, Forde and Jones, Bradbury); used only as a guide to who lived where
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.