Musgum people

The Musgum (also Mousgoum or Mupui; proper name Mulwi ) are a nation of Cameroon and the Chad.

They speak the language Musgu, a Chadian language, which in 1992 had 61,500 speakers in Cameroon and 24 408 speakers in Chad in 1993. In Cameroon, Musgum live in the Maga - Subdivision in the Mayo Danay Division ( Extrême -Nord). In Chad, they live in the Bongor - sub-prefecture in the region of Mayo - Kebbi Est and in the sub-prefecture N'Djamena in the region of Chari- Baguirmi. This territory lies between the rivers Chari and Logone. An increasing number of Musgum in Cameroon settle further north, in the direction Kousséri.

The Musgum are neo- Sudanese origin and have left the Paleo- Sudanese cooperation with other neo- Sudanese -present in the territory. Your recorded history begins with its conquest by the Fulani jihad of Modibo Adama during the 19th century. Many Musgum were forced to convert to Islam and have since been adopted elements of clothing and culture of the Fulani. Fishing is an important activity for the Musgum during the rainy season when the Logone flooded. This led to ethnic tensions with rival fishermen Kotoko.

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