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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Atong of Cameroon

The Atong of Cameroon, numbering approximately 8,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Atong (Cameroon) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Atong

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Atong (Cameroon) (ato)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 8,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012477
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Pray for the Atong of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Atong (Cameroon)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

57%
%
Atong (Cameroon) Speakers

Media Resources in Atong (Cameroon):

Films:

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Bible Resources in Atong (Cameroon):

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Atong are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Atong:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Atong of Cameroon

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Atong Across Countries (ROP3 - 100602) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
AtongPG012477AtongCameroon8,600Engaged yet UnreachedAtong (Cameroon)Neo-Pentecostalism

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