Inspect FEL Endangered Language Communities

Key	005
Generic name of the language	Babanki
Location of the community	North-West Cameroon
Number of speakers (estimate)	39,000
Variants (if any) and number of speakers	Kejom
How is the community organised	There is a village head called the Fon (Chief) and families are grouped into quarters with each quarter having a leader. The quarter heads form the village council which together with the Fon are responsible for the administration of the village. The Fon reserves the power of spiritual overseer of the village and performs specific rites on behalf of the people.
Where can more information be found (website, publications, other documents)
Willingness to contribute to FEL website or newsletter	yes
Name of contact person	Pius Akumbu
Email of contact person	pius.akumbu@ubuea.cm
Role of contact person in community	Elite and member of the village development committee
FEL membership ID of contact person	1242
Updated	2022-02-28 18:12:28