People group profile · PG012552
The Bokyi of Cameroon
The Bokyi of Cameroon, numbering about 11,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Eastern Bantoid tribal group indigenous to the Cross River state of Nigeria.
They are a diaspora people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Bokyi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 11,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Bokyi (bky)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bokyi 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 Bokyi
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
73% adherents
Primary language
Bokyi · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Bokyi
Gospel resources in Bokyi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bokyi)
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bokyi
- 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.
Bokyi in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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