Somié
# Somié

Somié is a village in Bankim, Mayo-Banyo in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It is located near the Nigeria – Cameroon border at 6°28' N, 11° 27' E. It has an officially designated "second degree" chief, several schools, churches and mosques as well as a government health centre. There is a small solar power installation that has been providing electricity to the village since 2018. The Mambila people who live there are predominantly farmers.

## List of the chiefs of Somié

* Tulum
* Ndinyura
* Chomo/Chókmo
* Nyura: first contact with the Germans (Hurault)
* Menandi: 8 wives; 10 as chief
* Konaka (Kolaka in official documents): chief from 1923? to 1949 died in Nov. 49
* Ndi Etienne: chief from 1950 to end June 1953
* Mɔgɔ Michel: 6 wives; chief from 1954 to December 1976
* Dega François: born in 1950 died 29 April 2002; chief from November 1977 to 2002.
* Ndi Adam: Died 15 September 2017 chief from 2003 to 2017
* Ernest Konaka: chief from Jan 2018
