Chamba people

Chamba
Buffalo mask of the Chamba people
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The Chamba are a significant Bantoid ethnic group in western Cameroon and north eastern Nigeria. The Chamba are located between present day Nigeria and Cameroon. They together with the Tiv people, the Mambila people and the Efik people are the most populous Bantoid peoples in Nigeria. In Cameroon, the successors of Leko and chamba speakers are divided into several states: Bali Nyonga, Bali Kumbat, Bali-Gham, Bali-Gangsin, and Bali-Gashu. They are two ethnic groups in Ghana and Togo also called Chamba, but they are ethnically distinct. The Chamba are identified through their own language, beliefs, culture, and art.

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