Kotoko people

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 approximately 90,000 people of which the majority 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, Ahmadiyya, Alevi, Druze and Khariji. Only slightly more than 10% of the population is Evangelical.[1] They founded the Kotoko kingdom in the 1500 CE,[3] and are considered to be descendants of the Sao civilization.[4]

Kotoko
Total population
90,000 people
Regions with significant populations
northern Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria
Languages
Lagwan
Religion
Islam, Christianity

References
  1. People Groups. Retrieved June 03, 2013, to 12: 56 pm.
  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.
  3. Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio. "State History And Contemporary Conflict: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). University of California Berkeley. Universidad de Los Andes.
  4. Gritzner, Jeffrey Allman. "Lake Chad". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica.
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