People group profile · PG012648
The Ododop of Cameroon
The Ododop of Cameroon, numbering about 15,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Upper Cross River people straddling the Cameroon-Nigeria border near Mundemba, whose Ododop tongue, also called Durop or Korop, is closely related to the neighboring Kiong language.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Durop.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 15,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Durop (krp)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ododop 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 Ododop
- 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
Durop · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Durop
Gospel resources in Durop
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not 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 Ododop
- 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.
Ododop in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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