People group profile · PG012620
The Hina of Cameroon
The Hina of Cameroon, numbering about 24,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of the Mandara Mountains 'Kirdi' peoples of Cameroon's Far North, who took refuge in the rugged Mandara highlands and resisted conversion during the nineteenth-century Fulani jihad under Modibbo Adama, retaining traditional practices.
They are an indigenous people in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Mina (Cameroon).
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 24,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Chadic
- Primary language
- Mina (Cameroon) (hna)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Hina subdivision, 20 villages south of Mokolo
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hina are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hina
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
75% adherents
Primary language
Mina (Cameroon) · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Mina (Cameroon)
Gospel resources in Mina (Cameroon)
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hina
- 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.
- 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.
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