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The current chiefs and administration
The descendants of Mbim’ba Mbella and current chiefs of the three Bimbia villages and the paramount chief of Limbe formerly Victoria
HRH Chief Samuel Epupa Ekum
Robbie
Alexander
The Billa Lozenge family who are the descendants of king William of Bimbia
Ikanea John Elufa Manga Williams
Bimbia language through scripture
The Isubu people, who speak the Isubu language, claim a Douala origin and are associated with the settlement of Bimbia. While missionaries Joseph Merrick and Alfred Saker translated parts of the Bible and created a grammar and dictionary for the language in the mid-19th century, there is a significant lack of comprehensive historical and contemporary materials, making the study and reconstruction of Isubu’s social and linguistic history extremely difficult.
Apart from the translation of portions of the Bible by the missionaries Joseph Merrick and Alfred Saker, into Isubu, there are no well-documented, transcribed, translated, and analyzed materials in the language. There are however, scriptural passages of the Bible spoken by locals as an example of what modern day Isubu sounds like. These passages are inserted here as examples of the spoken language
Administration
Bimbia is located in Limbe III municipality, within Fako Division in the SW Province. It is managed by a mayor who is appointed by the government.
The community and youth groups
Diaspora Welcome:
In recent years, many descendants of slaves whose ancestors left Africa from the shores of Bimbia and now reside in the Americas, the Caribbean and other countries have traced their origin to Bimbia. Some of them have made the pilgrimage to Bimbia to discover their ancestry. They are all welcome to come back and explore their origin, learn the language, the tradition and culture.
Spike Lee at the Cameroonian Embassy acknowledging at his ancestral origin from Cameroon
Slave site Visit
In recent years, many descendants of slaves whose ancestors left Africa from the shores of Bimbia and now reside in the Americas, the Caribbean and other countries have traced their origin to Bimbia. Some of them have made the pilgrimage to Bimbia to discover their ancestry. They are all welcome to come back and explore their origin, learn the language, the tradition and culture.
Spike Lee at the Cameroonian Embassy acknowledging at his ancestral origin from Cameroon
Visit Bimbia to learn about your heritage.
Join a Programed visit to explore the slave trade sites.
Learn more about the culture, language, tradition and History from the Bimbia people.
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