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January 25, 2006

Names of Bakweri Villages

The pronunciation of the names of some villages now differ from their original/ancestral pronunciation. Names of some villages are pronounced as if they are Douala villages. Furthermore, some villages are now called new names, for instance, the villages of Wokeli, Keka, Fo, and Liyengu Mboke have been renamed Saxenhoft, Tiko, Victoria and New Town Victoria/Limbe respectively. Victoria has further been renamed Limbe.

Note:
(a). Wo = Wonya = children/descendants of, for instance: Wo-Njiya = descendants of Njiya; Wonya Nango = descendants of Nango.
(b). In the Douala language Bona = children/descendants of, for instance:Bona Priso = descendants of Priso; Bona Endale = descendants of Endale.

Buea Customary Court Area
Ancestral pronunciation. Current Name:
01. Wonakanda/Momangi. Bonakanda.
02. Wova Bova.
03. Ewonda Ewonda (No change).
04. Buea (Gbweya) Buea (No change).
Quarters:
Vasingi. Vasingi (No change).
Mokunda Mokunda (No change)
Wondongo Bondongo.
Wonya Lyonga Bona Lyonga.
05. Likoko Membea Likoko Membea (No change).
06. Wokpwaongo/Membea Bokwaongo.
07. Gbwasa Bwasa.
08. Likombe Likombe (No change).
09. Wokeli Renamed Saxenhoft.
10. Wonya Nango Wonya Nango (No change)
11. Sasse Sasse (No change).
12. Meveyo/Mevio Meveyo/Mevio (No change).
13. Gbwiyuku Gbwiyuku (No change).
14. Wonganjo. Wonganjo (No change).
15. Wolikova Wolikova (No change).
16. Wolikawo Wolikawo (No change).
17. Sofo Soppo.
         (i) Sofa Likoko. Soppo Likoko.
         (ii) Sofa Wovila. Soppo Wovila.
      (iii) Sofa Woteke. Soppo Woteke.
      (iv) Sofa Wonganga. Soppo Wonganga.
   (v) Sofa Mokongo/Sofo. Ndene Great Soppo.
18. Wotolo. Wotolo (No change)
19. Wokoko Wokoko (No change).
20. Wonduma Bonduma.

Muea and Lysoka Customary Court Area
Ancestral pronunciation. Present Name.
01. Livanda Dibanda/Mile l4.
02. Wokova wo Mbenge Lower Bokova/Mile 15
03. Kombo Kombo (No change).
04. Ekande. Ekande (No change).
05. Wolifamba wo Mbenge. Lower Bolifamba/Mile 16.
06. Woanda Boanda.
07. Wonyavio Bona Mavio
08. Womaka Bomaka
09. Wulu Bulu.
10. Wokoko Bokoko
11. Molyko Molyko (No change).
12. Wokpwae Bokwae.
13. Woteeva wo Nambongo. Boteva wo Nambongo.
14. Koke Koke (No change).
15. Gbwitingi Bwitingi.
16. Wokova wo Lelu. Upper Bokova
17. Wokulu Wokulu (No change).
18. Wonganjo. Wonganjo (No change)
19. Woveta Boteva
20. Wonjia Bonjia
21. Lysoka Lysoka (No change)
22. Wokaka Wokaka (No change).
23. Mwangai Mwangai (No change).
24. Mooli Mooli (No change)
25. Maamu Maamu (No change).
26. Muea Muea (No change)
(i) Muea mo Mbenge. Lower Muea.
(ii) Muea mo Lelu. Upper Muea.
27. Evili Evili (No change)
28. Liongo Liongo (No change).
29. Wonya Mokumba. Bona Mokumba.
30. Mosaka. Musaka.

Bonjongo Customary Court Area
Ancestral Pronunciation. Presently pronounced or called:
01. Wonya Likombo Bona Likombo/Mile 4.
02. Wosumbu. Bosumbu.
03. Ewongo Ewongo (No change).
04. Wotutu Wotutu (No change).
05. Woana Boana.
06. Wojoke Bojoke.
07. Wosenge Bosenge.
08. Wonjava Bonjava.
09. Wongala Bongala.
10. Wonjongo Bonjongo.
11. Gbwando Bwando.
12. Ekonjo Ekonjo (No change).
13. Mafanja. Mapanja.

Idenau (West Coast) Customary Court Area
Ancestral Pronunciation. Presently pronounced or called:
01. Etome Etome (No change).
02. Mbase Mbase (No change).
03. Vatoke Batoke.
04. Vakingili. Bakingili.
05. Njonji Njonji (No change)
06. Wevonde Bebonde. The area is also called Idenua, or West Coast.
07. Sange Sanje (No change).
08. Enyenge Enyenge (No change).

Other affected areas in Fako Division
(a) Muyuka subdivision.
Ancestral Pronunciation. Current Name
01. Vahwiya Bafia.
02. Monjuka Muyuka.
03. Mofondo mo Valongi. Mpundu.
04. Ekona Mbenge Lower Ekona.
05. Ekona Lelu Upper Ekona.

(b) Tiko sub-Division.
Ancestral Pronunciation. Presently pronounced or called:
01. Ewonji Ebonji.
02. Keka/Tikowa-Tikowa Tiko.

(c) Victoria/Limbe sub-Division.
Ancestral Pronunciation. Presently Pronunced or called:
01. Molive Moliwe.
02. Livanda Dibanda.
03. Fo (later called Victoria). "Limbe" is the latest name for "Fo".
04. Liyengu Mboke, New Town, Victoria/Limbe
05. Ewota Bota.

Note
(i). Following massive expropriation of most of the habitable and fertile ancestral lands of the Bakweri (1890-1914) by the German colonial administration in Buea for the establishment of plantations of banana, cocoa, oil palms, tea and vegetable, by the year 1900 the German colonial administration in Buea completely uprooted all the inhabitants of the village of Wokeli from their ancestral site, and then allowed the plantation called Saxenhoft to be established on Wokeli land. Each family of the now disbanded village of Wokeli then decided to re-settle in the new resettled villages of Ewongo, Wotutu, Woana, Meveyo, Gbwiyuku, Sasse, Wolikawo, Great Soppo. From that time until today, there is no longer a settlement known as the village of Wokeli.

(ii)(a). The name "Tiko" is derived from the word "tikowa".
(ii)(b). "tikowa" = to give out or return something in exchange of something else of a similar type or value. "Tiko" developed as a settlement where farm products, such as, cocoyams, plantains, etc of Bakweri women were exchanged for fish that were brought in by fishermen

(iii). The ancestral name of the town known now as "Limbe" is "Fo". The name "Fo" is derived from the word "Fooo".

"Fooo" = far, very far from here. The British colonial administration renamed the town "Victoria". Then recently Cameroon Government renamed the town "Limbe".

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Comments

Mola Ndoko,

You have demonstrated your excellence in our culture. The following addendums could be useful in upgrading your list of villages in the West Coast of Limbe.

I know there are many villages in my jurisdiction that you may have mistakenly skipped them, and these are the heart and core of West Coast. You ended your trip next to what we use to call mount Vetinde, west of Batoke.

Lets take a ride as if we are going East of Batoke. After Batoke the next village you will see is:

1) Limbola,
2) Mokundange,
3) Ngeme,
4) Wovea Clan-(Molondi/Botaland)-Sokolo/Isokolo). Mboa Wanja
5) Kie village
6) Mabange
7) Debundscha
8) Bibundi
9) Bomana 1 at the northwest corner and Bamana 2 southeast corner of Bibundi
10-11) Note - between Bibundi and Debundscha there are 2 villages with a sizable populations next to the coastline.

I hope these addendums shall help in upgrading your new database.

Thank you and over to you mola.

Mola Manga

Posted by: Dr. Ekema J. Manga | January 26, 2006 at 01:13 PM

Buea, Wednesday 08th February 2006.

Dr. Ekema J. Manga. [email protected]

Dear Mola Dr. Manga.
Names of Bakweri villages. Thank you for your email of 26th January 2006, and for your kind words. The list of 24th January primarily concerns villages in Bakweri clan, that is, villages in the customary court areas of Buea, Muea, Wonjongo, and Idenua.

As concerns other clans in Fako Division, I have recently produced a list of villages in the then Victoria Division as at 1922-1946, that is, during the era of British Colonial Administration of Cameroon under the auspices of a League of Nations mandate.

Like the list of 24th January 2006, the said list shows the names of villages that existed before the massive expropriations of ancestral lands and the displacements of populations by the German colonial administration in Buea, 1890-1914.

Villages that were formerly a part of Victoria Federated Native Authority, for instance, Bamuso, Vetika, but are now part of Ndian Division are also included in the list. The new list is available at [email protected] and at [email protected]. It will also be on my website
Seasons Greetings.
Oma nanu. Mbua Ndoko.

Mola Mbua Ndoko
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Hi Mola Mbua, am a level 400 student in the university of Buea reading sociology and Anthropology, am now writting my long essay on the topic "the effect of Western diffusion on the Bakweri culture" please how can I get to you for some further information?

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