My trip to Cameroon: At the palace of the Bamoun King/Sultan in Foumban
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- čas přidán 4. 03. 2014
- September 2012 I took a DNA test with www.africanancestry.com to determine my ethnic origin. I received my results back in October 2012 to discover that my maternal DNA indicate that I have a 99.4% match with the Tikar people of Cameroon in West Africa. Therefore I took a pilgrimage to visit my people June 2013 to further discover who I am as a Tikar man. This video is one of many that I documented during my stay. I hope you enjoy.
Paternally I am of Bamoun people which are from the Tikar. This is amazing.
Just like Cameroon called this man, I hear Mali calling me.... Majority of my DNA comes from the upper Niger bend. I cannot wait to reunite with my homeland. We all must make it a goal to reconnect with our brothers and sisters in the Motherland.
Keep up updated on your journey back home brotha.
I did a few test on GEDmatch and Bamoun keeps popping up as top ethnic group in genetic affinity. This is amazing!
Thank you for sharing your trip to Cameroon 🇨🇲 I found out just recently from taking the National Geographic Ancestry DNA test that my mother’s people are/were Bamileke, so my mother’s people are the ones who cross over the river and split from the Tikar people because they didn’t want to convert to Islam during The time of the Islamic invasion into north west Africa, so they separated from the Tikar people and went into the grasslands of Cameroon. I plan to go and visit Cameroon next year to learn more from my mother’s people (the kind of history that you just can’t get in a book) but in the mean time I am learning all the I can about them. Thanks again
Wow, that's great. I'm told Bamileke and Tikar people share common ancestry.
@@nkoundjiii3601 yes they do the different thing is that the Bamileke are not Muslim
I also am Tikar and would also like to take a trip HOME to see my people.
Thank you for telling/sharing your trip story
Thank you Dee. It's always great to meet more of my people. I hope you enjoy/ed my videos. If you would like to visit real Tikar Villages in Cameroon such as Nditam, Ngome, Ngambe and Bankim, then you need to connect with our tribal/Tikar brotha by the name of Issa Nyaphaga. He is the brotha that is in most of my videos and he is on Facebook as well.
Thanks....I will be traveling on Nov. With a group out of DC. I Got the contact info from African Ancestery.com
Congratulations. I received that email as well. I won't be on that trip; however, I do plan to revisit the Tikar villages Summer 2015. I know yawl will have an awesome time.
@@nkoundjiii3601 How does a person reach the gentleman you mentioned?
I am so happy for you that you found your way home. Shalom ✊🏾
My ancestry.com says my maternal lineage is Tikar's of Cameroon. I have yet to check my paternal lineage. This is amazing video footage, thank you for sharing.
Haha you really put a smile on my face in the beginning of the video when you proudly announced your new name! Fantastic. I am happy that you managed to visit your homeland.
#Glen Fisher ekunji II , bro am so happy you took that courage to go down there to get back you identity . Am from Cameroon as well they call Cameroon africa in miniature cause all what you get in other african countries u will find a small portion of each in Cameroon , we are happy to welcome you home. We might not be rich but we promise to show you love and respect. Cause we Cameroonians are joyful free and always happy, dance and sing even when things are very very difficult and thats something we will never trade i have been watching your videos and i really do encourage you and any other person who wanna do same. Peace bro team +237 in the building !!!
elad peniel Thank you so much for watching my videos and sharing your thoughts I really appreciate it. I'm very proud to know that my ancestors came from Cameroon.
So cool you got to visit Cameroon. I'm from MA and have a friend from Wum , NW region and I'd love to see Menchum Falls.
Thanks for watching my video. When was the last time you visited Cameroon?
man i have been watching ur videos for 3 days now...i really enjoy ur series..i am a cameroonian who just moved to sweden....i really hope to exchange more with you...because i really feel ur urge and interest when there is that dying quest for identity ...i keep asking myself many questions just like you...mine cold have been much more family oriented but it all boils down to one same thing...why we are what we are... hope to be very close and talk with u all the time...unfortunately u shared more of the french saxon whom i think differ in many socio cultural approaches with the english cameroon...hope we meet someday ..u are a great person..there are more idead to ur trips i wouldnt wanna share here but when i watch it trust me there are many ideas coming to my mind.
Thank you Gaby for your comments and thanks for sharing my videos. I really appreciate it. I do not mind developing a connection. Please find me on Facebook. My FB name is Glen Fisher-Nkoundji II.
hahaha omg hilarious nkounji the 2nd meaning you should be a heir to some throne hahahahah....congrats men...pls u can add me i am gabila franklin..you gonna see my late mums picture in black and white..i think i have a few people with my name....i was blocked on facebook..lol
I'm not sure about being heir to the throne of Bankim but Chief Ga II Ibrahim specifically told me that anyone who becomes Chief after him who receives the name Nkoundji will be the 3rd after me. That was a great honor. I'm so thankful for the experience and the name.
I'm so happy for you brother ☺️
Thank you sista.
Awesome hopefully Cameroon settles again so more African American and other Diaspora can rejoin the nice ones .
Awesome video
So if one is Tikar-Hausa and Fulani Descent, what facilitation is there for them?
I am a Bamoun descent . My kin wanted me to visit and get my name but covid 19 postponed that
Unfortinately, thjs COVID-19 has interrupted a lot of travel plans.
I haven't done African Ancestry yet. But Bamoun & Bakongo keep popping up on multiple Gedmatch calculators. Which states are your American roots?
Hey sista. Thanks for watching my videos. My family roots are in North & South Carolina.
I found out I am Bamileke on my mother's side. Are Tikar people related to the Bamileke people?
Do you work with a travel agency for your trip? If so which one?
No, I didn't use a travel agent during this particular trip. My Tikar brother in the video planned my trip to Cameroon.
Sou brasileiro e amo idiomas,línguas ou dialetos diferentes.
hi my prince brother...
Hello my brother.
😅😅😅😅😅😅your pronunciation is very funny
What king was under Islam here?
Damn let him talk
If the bamun people have their origins in Tikar people then why did the guy act like bamun people were separated.
I don't think he was a worthy host, you can see that he was not there for the truth maybe he didn't even know the history of the area.
It's obvious by observation the people are one people but scattered to populate.
Out of all the families some were more powerful than others
This people are Bamoum not Tikar's, am a Tikar we don't practice Islam ,we are Nilots. We Tikar's are one of the only English speaking people in cameroon.we are found in the north west region of Cameroon )
(Bamenda) some scholars say we are the most rebellious people in cameroon.there is a different between a Tikar, Bamoum and Bamileke. We migrated from the Nile in the 15centuary to northern Cameroon . due to the Arab slave trade an drought in northern Cameroon we migrated westward to the north west region of Cameroon (Bamenda) we was colonies of British not french
Thank you for sharing this information.
You sound stupid. Tikar / Bamoun / Bamileke are all the same. Plus Nothin proud about being a colony of Europe. The Bamileke are the same as the Bamoun and tikar. Sme family language not (English or French) those are not our native language. Stupid like u.