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People group profile · PG012553

The Bomboko of Cameroon

The Bomboko of Cameroon, numbering about 8,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon.

They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Wumboko.

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Fast facts

Country
Cameroon
Population
8,200
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Bantu, Northwest
Primary language
Wumboko (bqm)
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
Location
South West region: Fako division, Buéa and Limbe subdivisions; Meme division, Kumba subdivision

Where they live

Gospel status

The Bomboko 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 Bomboko

  • 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

Primary language

Wumboko · Atlantic-Congo family

57% speak Wumboko

Gospel resources in Wumboko

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not 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 Bomboko

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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