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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Abo of Cameroon

The Abo of Cameroon, numbering approximately 24,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people of Cameroon's Moungo department who trace descent from the founder Nkon, son of Lombi, whose father moved north to found the related Barombi settlements, described as skilled ironworkers producing swords and tools by an 1875 missionary. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bankon is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Bankon (abb)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 24,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012465
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Pray for the Abo of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bankon
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

50%
%
Bankon Speakers

Media Resources in Bankon:

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Bible Resources in Bankon:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Abo 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 Abo:
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 Abo of Cameroon

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.
readExodus 4:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will equip them with the words and wisdom to proclaim His message effectively.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Abo Across Countries (ROP3 - 100022) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AboPG012465AboCameroon24,000No Longer UnreachedBankonProtestantism

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