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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Nso of Cameroon

The Nso of Cameroon, numbering approximately 409,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Northwest Region of Cameroon They are an Indigenous people, with Nso as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Lamnso'.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Lamnso' (lns)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 409,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012753
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Pray for the Nso of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

71%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lamnso'
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Lamnso' Speakers

Media Resources in Lamnso':

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Lamnso':

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2014 Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy (CABTAL)✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lamnso' bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nso 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 Nso:
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 Nso of Cameroon

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
readJames 4:4

Pray that the lost will be convicted of their friendship with the world, which is hostility toward God, and that they will turn from their sin and embrace the grace and mercy of God through Christ Jesus.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Nso Across Countries (ROP3 - 107485) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NsoPG012753NsoCameroon409,000Engaged yet UnreachedLamnso'Roman Catholicism
Lam-nsoPG014395Lam-nsoNigeria7,200No Longer UnreachedLamnso'Animism

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