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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kapsiki of Cameroon

The Kapsiki of Cameroon, numbering approximately 137,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon, Far North province: Mayo-Tsanaga Division, southwest Mokolo Subdivision. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Psikye is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Psikye (kvj)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 137,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012633
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

50%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Psikye
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Psikye Speakers

Media Resources in Psikye:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Psikye:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1988 Bible Society of Cameroon✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Psikye bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kapsiki 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 Kapsiki:
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 Kapsiki of Cameroon

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Kapsiki Across Countries (ROP3 - 104619) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
KapsikiPG012633KapsikiCameroon137,000No Longer UnreachedPsikyeSunni Islam
PsikyePG014085PsikyeNigeria27,500Engaged yet UnreachedPsikyeAnimism

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