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People group profile · PG012722

The Ncha of Cameroon

The Ncha of Cameroon, numbering about 6,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Cameroon; a dialect subgroup of Kwaja (kdz).

They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Kwaja.

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Fast facts

Country
Cameroon
Population
6,200
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Benue
Primary language
Kwaja (kdz)
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
North West region: Donga-Mantung division, Nkambe subdivision

Where they live

Gospel status

The Ncha 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 Ncha

  • 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

Primary language

Kwaja · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Kwaja

Gospel resources in Kwaja

  • 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 Ncha

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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