People group profile · PG012672
The Mandankwe of Cameroon
The Mandankwe of Cameroon, numbering about 46,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Mendankwe-Nkwen.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 46,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
- Primary language
- Mendankwe-Nkwen (mfd)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- 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
- North West region: Mezam division, Bamenda Central subdivision, north and east of Bamenda town, either side of Ring Road, and mountainous circle of Menda Nkwe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mandankwe 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 Mandankwe
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
Primary language
Mendankwe-Nkwen · Atlantic-Congo family
57% speak Mendankwe-Nkwen
Gospel resources in Mendankwe-Nkwen
- 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 Mandankwe
- 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.
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