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The Bantu-speaking Banen are agriculturalists who live in mountains of southwest Cameroon. They are a patrilineal society living in dispersed, clan-based settlements, under the largely judicial authority of local tribal chiefs. Exchange of brides between clans, once common, has changed to the payment of bridewealth. The Banen believe in a high god and nature spirits, but also in a vital force found throughout nature, the strength of which in humans, along with wealth, forms the basis for leadership.

The Banen and slavery

Monographie de la Tribu des Ndiki (Banen du Cameroun)

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Abwa, Daniel	The Banen and slavery	1995
Dugast, Idelette	Monographie de la Tribu des Ndiki (Banen du Cameroun)	1955
Dugast, Idelette	Monographie de la Tribu des Ndiki (Banen du Cameroun)	1959
Dugast, Idelette	The Banen	1954
Skoggard, Ian A.	Culture Summary	2022

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