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The Musei of Cameroon

The Musei of Cameroon, numbering approximately 86,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad, likely related to the Tikar and Bamileke peoples. They mostly adhere to Animism and Musey is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Musei

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Musey (mse)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 86,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012519
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Pray for the Musei of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Musey
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Musey Speakers

Media Resources in Musey:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Musey:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Musey bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Musei 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 Musei:
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 Musei of Cameroon

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Banana Across Countries (ROP3 - 100945) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MuseyPG011312MuseyChad549,000No Longer UnreachedMuseyEthnoreligion
MuseiPG012519MuseiCameroon86,500No Longer UnreachedMuseyAnimism

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