The Bango of Cameroon

The Bango of Cameroon, numbering approximately 9,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Baca community centered on Bongo village in Cameroon's Bokito area, with three Nubaca varieties: Baca, Kélendé and Nibieg, and acknowledged ties to the Bati. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Nubaca is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Nubaca (baf)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 9,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012521
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nubaca
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

90%
%
Nubaca Speakers

Media Resources in Nubaca:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Nubaca:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Nubaca bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bango 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 Bango:
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 Bango of Cameroon

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that those who are lost and unaware of God's blessings will come to know Him as the one true God, put their trust in Him, and join in praising Him among the nations.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that God will raise up people who love Him and are able and willing to go to and share the hope of the gospel with those who don't know it. Pray that everyone will see His name as majestic in all the earth!

Bango Across Countries (ROP3 - 100986) reported in the following countries:

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