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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bamileke-Ngomba of Cameroon

The Bamileke-Ngomba of Cameroon, numbering approximately 133,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Ngomba is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Bamileke-Ngomba

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Ngomba (jgo)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 133,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012513
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ngomba
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ngomba Speakers

Media Resources in Ngomba:

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Bible Resources in Ngomba:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bamileke-Ngomba 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 Bamileke-Ngomba:
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 Bamileke-Ngomba of Cameroon

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

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.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
readPsalm 105:1

Pray that many among them will call on the name of Jesus, develop a heart for the nations, and go to places where the gospel has not yet been received.

Ngomba Across Countries (ROP3 - 107276) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Bamileke-NgombaPG012513Bamileke-NgombaCameroon133,000Engaged yet UnreachedNgombaProtestantism

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