Somié
Somié is a village in Bankim, Mayo-Banyo in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It is located near the Nigeria – Cameroon border at 6°28' N, 11° 27' E. It has an officially designated "second degree" chief, several schools, churches and mosques as well as a government health centre. There is a small solar power installation that has been providing electricity to the village since 2018. The Mambila people who live there are predominantly farmers.[2]
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Coordinates: 6°24′N 11°27′E | |
Country | Cameroon |
Region | Adamawa |
Division | Mayo-Banyo[1] |
Sub-division | Somie |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
List of the chiefs of Somié[2][3]
- Tulum
- Ndinyura
- Chomo/Chókmo
- Nyura: first contact with the Germans (Hurault)
- Menandi: 8 wives; 10 as chief
- Konaka (Kolaka in official documents): chief from 1923? to 1949 died in Nov. 49
- Ndi Etienne: chief from 1950 to end June 1953
- Mɔgɔ Michel: 6 wives; chief from 1954 to December 1976
- Dega François: born in 1950 died 29 April 2002; chief from November 1977 to 2002.
- Ndi Adam: Died 15 September 2017 chief from 2003 to 2017
- Ernest Konaka: chief from Jan 2018
References
- Cameroon Prime Minister's office accessed 2 January 2007
- Zeitlyn, David (1994). Sua in Somié. Collectanea Instituti Anthropos. 41. Academia Verlag. ISBN 9783883453750.
- Huomnuar, D.; Zeitlyn, D.; Mbe, C.; Mial, N. (2000). "Trois études sur les mambila de Somié, Cameroun". Cite journal requires
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