March 3, 2026

Michael Timneng

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Timneng was conscripted to serve in the royal court at age ten, acting as a retainer.
As a member of the Kwifoin, he played a key role in managing the royal household and administration.
The traditional Kom governance system involved retainers like Timneng serving as diplomats and administrators.
His contributions reflect the importance of the royal court in the historical context of the Grassfields region.

Abstract

Michael Timneng was born in 1898 at Wombong in what used to be Western Grassfields of Cameroon. At age ten, the Kom Royal Palace conscripted him to serve in the royal court at Laikom as a retainer (chindo). Retainers were members of the ruling elite known as Kwifoin—the legislative arm of the traditional Kom administration—and they managed the royal household and acted as administrators and diplomats.

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Nkwi et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

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Paul Nchoji Nkwi

Julius Tohmentain

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Michael Timneng

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