People group profile · PG012708
The Mulimba of Cameroon
The Mulimba of Cameroon, numbering about 4,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Sawa coastal people of Cameroon's Wouri and Dibamba river estuaries, sharing with the closely related Duala an origin tradition tracing descent from the ancestor Mbedi at Piti on the Dibamba River, and joining the annual Ngondo ancestor-festival.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Malimba.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 4,300
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Northwest
- Primary language
- Malimba (mzd)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- 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 ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Littoral region: Sanaga-Maritime division, small pocket north of Edéa, and Sanaga river mouth area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mulimba 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 Mulimba
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
68% adherents
Primary language
Malimba · Atlantic-Congo family
57% speak Malimba
Gospel resources in Malimba
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not 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 Mulimba
- 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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