5.FAMILY ANIMALS VERSUS VILLAGE ANIMALS USED FOR TRADITIONAL RITES IN THE KORUP AREA_ SOUTHWEST CAMEROON By V. K. SERGE BOBO_ M. F. FLORENCE AGHOMO AND C. BONITO NTUMWEL
Abstract
The present paper aimed at documenting on ‘‘family animals’’ and ‘‘village animals’’ used for traditional rites in the Korup area, South-west Cameroon. Structured interviews were addressed to 371 randomly chosen household respondents (HRs) in 22 villages representing six ethnic groups: Oroko (30.2%), Ngunnchang (20.5%), Bakossi (17.8%), Obang (13.5%), Bayangi (11.3%) and Bassossi (6.7%). From sampled HRs, 80.3% confirmed the existence of traditional rites in the use of wildlife among which “family animals” and ‘‘village animals’’. From the traditional rites reported on the use of wildlife, 34.0% and 65.6% concerned nine “family animals” and 12 ‘‘village animals’’ respectively. It is urgent that knowledge on traditional rites be documented for as many ethnic groups as possible.
KEY WORD: Cameroon, ‘‘Family animals’’, Korup Area, Traditional rites, ‘‘Village animals’’.
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