Bali Nyonga
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Bali Nyonga is a town
in the Northwest Province of the country Cameroon
on the West Central borders on the continent
of Africa
. It is the home
of the Bali Nyonga, a people
of the Chamba Leko group - an entity
that migrated
from Chamba
around 1600. Their language
is known as mungaka
.
Town
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in the Northwest Province of the country Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
on the West Central borders on the continent
Continent
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of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. It is the home
Home
A home is a place of residence or refuge. When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store personal property. Most modern-day households contain sanitary facilities and a means of preparing food. Animals have their own homes as well, either...
of the Bali Nyonga, a people
People
People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:* as the plural of person or a group of people People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:*...
of the Chamba Leko group - an entity
Entity
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that migrated
Human migration
Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic...
from Chamba
Chamba
Chamba may refer to:*Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, city in Himachal Pradesh, India*Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, India*Chamba State, princely state*Chamba, Uttarakhand, small town in Tehri-Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India...
around 1600. Their language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
is known as mungaka
Mungaka
A Language spoken by the people of Bali Nyonga. Bali Nyonga is located grasslands of Cameroon in the Northwest Province. They are the descendants of the Bali Chambers in Northern Nigeria.- References :The Chamba Migration and the Origin of Bali Nyonga...
.