Kotoko people

Kotoko
Total population
	49,071 people
Regions with significant populations
	northern Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria
Languages
	Lagwan
Religion
	Islam, Christianity

The Kotoko people , also called Mser, Moria, Bara and Makari,^[1] are an ethnic group located in northern Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria.^[2] The Kotoko population is composed of 49,071 people, the majority of which, 40,904 people live in Cameroon. The Kotoko form part of the Chadic people. The mother tongue is Lagwan. Most of the Kotoko are Sunni Muslims, but some belong to other Islam sects like Ibadhi, Ahmadi, Alevi, Yazidi, Druze and Khariji. Only slightly more than 10% of the population is Evangelical.^[1] They founded the Kotoko kingdom in the 15th century.

References

1 2 People Groups. Retrieved June 03, 2013, to 12: 56 pm.
↑ UNHCR. Cameroon: The Kotoko ethnic group including its homeland and relationship with the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP). Retrieved June 03, 2013, to 01: 01 pm.

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[peoplegrokok-1] 1 2 People Groups. Retrieved June 03, 2013, to 12: 56 pm.

[refworld-2] UNHCR. Cameroon: The Kotoko ethnic group including its homeland and relationship with the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP). Retrieved June 03, 2013, to 01: 01 pm.