People group profile · PG011312
The Musey of Chad
The Musey of Chad, numbering about 547,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad, likely related to the Tikar and Bamileke peoples.
They are an indigenous people in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Musey.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chad
- Population
- 547,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Chadic
- Primary language
- Musey (mse)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Mayo-Kebbi Est region: Kabbia and Mont d’Illi departments (Gounou Gaya, Fianga) and Tandjilé region, Tandjile Ouest Department (Kélo)
Where they live
Gospel status
The Musey are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Musey
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
77% adherents
Primary language
Musey · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Musey
Gospel resources in Musey
- Bible available, published 2002
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Musey
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Banana in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100945) is reported in 1 other country.
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