• PEOPLE NAME: BABESSI OF CAMEROON


PEID: 12483

ROP: 110877

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke

Language: Wushi - (bse)

Alternate Name(s): Wushi, Desi, Pesii, Sii

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 39,000

Global Population: 39,000


PEID: 12483

ROP: 110877

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Babessi of Cameroon, numbering 39,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cameroon. Their primary language is Wushi. The primary religion practiced by the Babessi is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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