Aghem language
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Aghem is a Bantoid language
spoken in the Wum
Central Sub-division in Menchum
Division of the North West Region of Cameroon
in the continent of Africa
. Aghem is a tribe
consisting of over 60 matrilineal clan
s and intramarriage
is forbidden among the matriclans.
The term Aghem refers to the speakers, the land and the language. The land is made up of twelve federated village
s. The Aghem use the leopard
skin as their carpet.
The Aghem language is also called Wum or Yum.
Ághɨ̂ m - Bàʼmbì III
Màaghɨ̂a - awaiting final celebration of the enthronment
Kɨ̀sughu - Kaāŋnsɨn Bûʼmbì
Zɨŋofʉ̀ - Ebʉ̀a B. Âtsùghò
Tsɨlaghɨ̂a - Fâŋ Martin
Wâazòʼ - Ńchìa
Wɛ̂ndūghū - Tsùghò
Zɨŋotɨ̄ghā - Anāŋ
Zɨŋokwù - Bàʼmbì III
Wâadzùŋ - ???
Ghîidzɨ̀ - Nɨ̀ŋ
Nɛʼɛkɔm - Afʉ̀ŋkùu
Wâatua - Ânyɨghàmbɔ̀ŋ
Bantoid languages
In the classification of African languages, Bantoid is a branch of the Benue–Congo subfamily of the Niger–Congo phylum. The term 'Bantoid' was first used by Krause in 1895 for languages that showed resemblances in vocabulary to Bantu...
spoken in the Wum
Wum
Wum is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is the capital of Menchum division in the Northwest Province.-Geography:Wum is the third biggest town in the North West Region of Cameroon. It lies on a plateau at an elevation of about 1100 m near the edge of the western highlands of Cameroon. It is north...
Central Sub-division in Menchum
Menchum
Menchum is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4469 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 157,173.The capital of the department lies at Wum....
Division of the North West Region of 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...
in the continent 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...
. Aghem is a tribe
Tribe
A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
consisting of over 60 matrilineal clan
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
s and intramarriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
is forbidden among the matriclans.
The term Aghem refers to the speakers, the land and the language. The land is made up of twelve federated village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
s. The Aghem use the leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
skin as their carpet.
The Aghem language is also called Wum or Yum.
List of clans
Village - Ruler, FonÁghɨ̂ m - Bàʼmbì III
Màaghɨ̂a - awaiting final celebration of the enthronment
Kɨ̀sughu - Kaāŋnsɨn Bûʼmbì
Zɨŋofʉ̀ - Ebʉ̀a B. Âtsùghò
Tsɨlaghɨ̂a - Fâŋ Martin
Wâazòʼ - Ńchìa
Wɛ̂ndūghū - Tsùghò
Zɨŋotɨ̄ghā - Anāŋ
Zɨŋokwù - Bàʼmbì III
Wâadzùŋ - ???
Ghîidzɨ̀ - Nɨ̀ŋ
Nɛʼɛkɔm - Afʉ̀ŋkùu
Wâatua - Ânyɨghàmbɔ̀ŋ