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]

Somie
Somie
Coordinates: 6°24′N 11°27′E
CountryCameroon
RegionAdamawa
DivisionMayo-Banyo[1]
Sub-divisionSomie
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

List of the chiefs of Somié[2][3]
  1. Tulum
  2. Ndinyura
  3. Chomo/Chókmo
  4. Nyura: first contact with the Germans (Hurault)
  5. Menandi: 8 wives; 10 as chief
  6. Konaka (Kolaka in official documents): chief from 1923? to 1949 died in Nov. 49
  7. Ndi Etienne: chief from 1950 to end June 1953
  8. Mɔgɔ Michel: 6 wives; chief from 1954 to December 1976
  9. Dega François: born in 1950 died 29 April 2002; chief from November 1977 to 2002.
  10. Ndi Adam: Died 15 September 2017 chief from 2003 to 2017
  11. Ernest Konaka: chief from Jan 2018

References
  1. Cameroon Prime Minister's office accessed 2 January 2007
  2. Zeitlyn, David (1994). Sua in Somié. Collectanea Instituti Anthropos. 41. Academia Verlag. ISBN 9783883453750.
  3. Huomnuar, D.; Zeitlyn, D.; Mbe, C.; Mial, N. (2000). "Trois études sur les mambila de Somié, Cameroun". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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