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The Belip of Cameroon

The Belip of Cameroon, numbering approximately 22,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu people of Cameroon's Center Province known by several alternate names, including Belibi, Central Yambassa, Libie, and Nulibie, settled in Mbam Division's Elip Canton along the Mbam and Sanaga rivers in the Yambasa area. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Elip is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Elip (ekm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 22,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012538
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Pray for the Belip of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Elip
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Nulibie Speakers

Media Resources in Elip:

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Bible Resources in Elip:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Belip 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 Belip:
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 Belip of Cameroon

And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
readJohn 3:19

Pray that God will have mercy on those who love the darkness they are walking in and turn from their sin to faith in Christ.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
readPsalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Belip Across Countries (ROP3 - 101236) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
BelipPG012538BelipCameroon22,000Engaged yet UnreachedElipProtestantism

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