Sa'a is a town located in the

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, within the Lekie division. Sa'a is a small town composed of two main ethnic groups:

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and Manguissa. Both ethnic groups speak the

and Manguissa languages, which are very similar, and people from the two ethnic groups can converse without the need of a translator. A small community of around 50 to 60 people has begun to practice

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in Sa'a, but they have not yet formally converted. This group of former Christians is known as Beth Yeshourun. They have begun to collect materials in order to construct a synagogue. The Cameroonian author

Severin Cecile Abega Severin Cecile Abega (22 November 1955 – 24 March 2008) was a Cameroonian author, anthropologist and researcher. Biography Severin Cecile Abega was born in 1955 at Saa, Cameroon, Saa in the South of Cameroon. He died on 24 March 2008 in Ya ...

was born in Sa'a.

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Populated places in Centre Region (Cameroon) Jewish communities Jews and Judaism in Cameroon {{CentreRegionCM-geo-stub

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