People group profile · PG012738
The Gevoko of Cameroon
The Gevoko of Cameroon, numbering about 2,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mandara Mountains people of northern Cameroon and Nigeria numbering around 16,500, closely related to the neighboring Hide-Ngra, classified within the Wandala-West branch of the Biu-Mandara Chadic languages.
They are an indigenous people in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Gvoko.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 2,200
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Chadic
- Primary language
- Gvoko (ngs)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gevoko 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 Gevoko
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Gvoko · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Gvoko
Gospel resources in Gvoko
- 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 Gevoko
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Gevoko in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngoshe Sama | Nigeria | 48,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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