People group profile · PG012630
The Kaka of Cameroon
The Kaka of Cameroon, numbering about 193,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people of Cameroon's Batouri and Ndelele areas in the East Region, once classed with the Gbaya dialect cluster, whose oral tradition traces migration from near Berberati on the Central African Republic border around the mid-1800s.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Kako.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 193,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Congo
- Primary language
- Kako (kkj)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- East region: Kadey division, Batouri and Ndelele subdivisions
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kaka are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kaka
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Kako · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Kako
Gospel resources in Kako
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kako)
Bibles
- 1999 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kaka
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Kaka in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104439) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaka | Central African Republic | 19,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kaka | Congo | 19,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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