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People group profile · PG013169

The Ngumba of Equatorial Guinea

The Ngumba of Equatorial Guinea, numbering about 29,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu people whose Kwasio language is shared with the related Bujeba, Mabi, and Gyele across the Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea coastal border, increasingly assimilated in recent decades into the dominant Fang.

They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Kwasio.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Ngumba

Fast facts

Country
Equatorial Guinea
Population
29,500
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Bantu, Northwest
Primary language
Kwasio (nmg)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
Less than 2%
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Pioneer Unreached People Group
Region
Middle Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Ngumba are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Ngumba

  • Pray that God would send workers to this people group
  • Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
  • Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice

Primary religion

Protestantism · Christianity

Primary language

Kwasio · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Kwasio

Gospel resources in Kwasio

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not 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 Ngumba

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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Ngumba in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
NgumbaCameroon29,000No Longer Unreached

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