Blessing

Glossary

309 Glossary 1. Achu: meal made of pounded cocoyams usually eaten with yellow or black soup 2. Bamileke: a collection of semi-Bantu ethnic groups concentrated mostly in the western highland of Cameroon 3. Banda: ceiling compartment in which crops are stored or preserved by heat rising from the hearth below. 4. Bikutsi: musical genre developed from the traditional styles of Beti people from the Centre and South Provinces of Cameroon. 5. Boubou: a flowing wide sleeved robe worn by women 6. Cainja: basket woven with the bark of Indian bamboo stem and used for transporting crops from the farm. 7. Cry die: death celebration 8. Cutting grass: hedge hog 9. Eru: vegetable prepared from a mixture of two plant species 10. CFA: Communauté Financière Africaine (Central African currency), usually shortend as Francs 11. Fon: the head of a village 12. Fufu corn: one of the staple dishes of the North West province prepared from corn flour made into loaves (fufu) 13. Gandura: a full-length sleeveless garment with geometric embroidery around the neck, usually worn by men from the Northern part of Cameroon 14. Graffi: people of the North West province of Cameroon 15. Ground beef: rat mole 16. Juju: masquerade 17. Jumper: trouser and blouse-like top locally tailored from similar fabric 18. Kabba: one piece traditional overflowing garment with gathers at the breast 19. Knock door: prelude to traditional wedding; a ceremony during which the suitor’s family first visits the intended bride’s family to discuss the marriage intention of their son. 310 20. Koki: a variety of beans seeds ground and cooked in plantain leaves 21. Kwacoco Bible: ground cocoyams packaged in plantain leaves in the form of a Bible. 22. Makossa: A dance which originates from the Litorral region and is popular in most urban regions in Cameroon. 23. Mbeh: title with which a woman addresses her husband as a form of respect 24. Mejang: backgammon 25. Nchinda: palace servant, courtier 26. Ndole: washed bitter leaves cooked with groundnuts 27. Ndop cloth: resist-dyed navy blue and white cloth used by the peoples of the Grasslands as both clothing and to distinguish royalty. 28. Njama -Njama: vegetables (huckleberry) eaten with fufu corn 29. Njangi: a social and financial association of people who come together at regular periods, mostly monthly, to contribute and share money and discuss social issues concerning them. 30. Ntamp cap: a cap knitted with brightly coloured cotton thread and decorated with geometric patterns. It has a broad flat topwhich is woven with raffia fibres for support, and it fits snugly around the forehead and widen with height. 31. Poste Centrale: the main roundabout at the centre of Yaoundé 32. Soo: traditional male title conferred in recognition for heroism or achievement 33. Sar: Sir 34. Water fufu: ground and fermented cassava prepared as fufu and eaten with eru 35. Zouk: a form of rhythmic music which originating from the islands of the Caribbean. ...