page_title: Bafia people
section_title: Names
hierarchical_section_title: Bafia people / Names
caption_attribution_description: This is an image with the theme "Africa on the Move or Transport" from: Cameroon
context_page_description: The Bafia people inhabit the Mbam region in the Centre Region of Cameroon. Their origins are said to be similar with those of the Bamun and Tikar people. A division during migratory movements caused the two sets of groups to settle in different areas. Later, the Islamisation of most of the Bamun territory further separated them. A yearly festival held in Fumban is considered by many to symbolize the recognition of their common heritage.
  Their language is Bafia.
context_section_description: A Bafia father will give his child a personal name to which his own name (patronyme) is appended. For instance, a father named "Keman a Ndiomo" may call his son "Bitegni a Keman". The "a" in the middle stands for "son of".
caption: Biatsota-Bafia road
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