Sa'a, Cameroon

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Sa'a
Location in Cameroon
Coordinates: 4°21′54″N11°26′24″E / 4.36500°N 11.44000°E / 4.36500; 11.44000
Country Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
Province Centre Province

Sa'a is a town located in the Centre Province of Cameroon, within the Lekie division.

Sa'a is a small town composed of two main ethnic groups: Eton and Manguissa.

Both ethnic groups speak the Eton and Manguissa languages, which are very similar, and people from the two ethnic groups can converse without the need of a translator.[ citation needed ]

A small community of around 50 to 60 people has begun to practice Judaism in Sa'a, but they have not yet formally converted.[ as of? ] This group of former Christians is known as Beth Yeshourun. They have begun to collect materials in order to construct a synagogue. [1]

The Cameroonian author Severin Cecile Abega was born in Sa'a.

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