• PEOPLE NAME: GYELE OF CAMEROON

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PEID: 12615

ROP: 114591

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Pygmy

Language: Gyele - (gyi)

Alternate Name(s): Bayele, Gieli

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 7,800

Global Population: 7,800


PEID: 12615

ROP: 114591

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Gyele of Cameroon, numbering 7,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Pygmy people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cameroon. Their primary language is Gyele. The primary religion practiced by the Gyele is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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