People group profile · PG012694
The Mbum of Cameroon
The Mbum of Cameroon, numbering about 130,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Adamawa-Ubangi people of Cameroon and the Central African Republic so close to the neighboring Dii that outsiders struggle to distinguish them, coming under Fulani Muslim rule in the early 1800s and converting to Islam by the twentieth century.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Mbum.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 130,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Mbum (mdd)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Adamawa region: Djérem and Vina divisions; Centre region: Mbam-and-Kim division, border area; East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, Bélabo subdivision; North region: Faro division, Ngaoundéré area to border of Faro Reserve
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mbum 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 Mbum
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
65% adherents
Primary language
Mbum · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Mbum
Gospel resources in Mbum
- Bible available, published 2024
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Mbum
- 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.
Mbum in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106494) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbum | Chad | 34,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mbum | Central African Republic | 24,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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