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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bati of Cameroon

The Bati of Cameroon, numbering approximately 3,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as part of the Bassa-Mpoo-Bati cluster of Bantu peoples in Cameroon's Littoral and Centre regions, descended from Nile Valley migrants who moved toward the Atlantic coast before Fulani jihad-era pressure in the 1800s They are an Indigenous people, with Bati (Bush Bati) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Bati (Cameroon).

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Bati

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Bati (Cameroon) (btc)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 3,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012529
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

57%
%
Bati (Cameroon) Speakers

Media Resources in Bati (Cameroon):

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Bible Resources in Bati (Cameroon):

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bati are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bati:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bati of Cameroon

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
readPsalm 86:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord with all their heart, knowing that He is the one true God and will teach them His ways.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Bati, Bush Bati Across Countries (ROP3 - 115235) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BatiPG012529BatiCameroon3,300No Longer UnreachedBati (Cameroon)Protestantism

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