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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bakundu of Cameroon

The Bakundu of Cameroon, numbering approximately 196,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of several sub-groups making up the Oroko ethnic identity of Cameroon's Meme Division, tracing oral descent from Mokundu, son of the ancestral founder Ngoe, and known in colonial-era records as Balondo or Bakundu. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Oroko is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Oroko (bdu)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 196,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012495
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Oroko
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Oroko Speakers

Media Resources in Oroko:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Oroko:

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Oroko Language Development Association✓✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Oroko bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bakundu 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 Bakundu:
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 Bakundu of Cameroon

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Kundu, Bakundu Across Countries (ROP3 - 105416) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BakunduPG012495BakunduCameroon196,000Engaged yet UnreachedOrokoProtestantism

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