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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Malgbe of Cameroon

The Malgbe of Cameroon, numbering approximately 11,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Chadic-speaking Kotoko people of the Lake Chad basin inhabiting the Chari and Logone river valleys of Cameroon and Chad, descended from the historic riverine city-states that developed along Central Africa's Sahelian frontier They are an Indigenous people, with Gulfe (Malgbe) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam. They primarily speak Malgbe.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Malgbe (mxf)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 11,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012614
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

50%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Malgbe
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Malgbe Speakers

Media Resources in Malgbe:

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Bible Resources in Malgbe:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Malgbe 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 Malgbe:
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 Malgbe of Cameroon

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
readMatthew 18:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged as they remember that Jesus is with them when they gather in His name.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Gulfe Across Countries (ROP3 - 103554) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GulfePG011359GulfeChad97,500No Longer UnreachedMalgbeFolk Islam
MalgbePG012614MalgbeCameroon11,500Engaged yet UnreachedMalgbeFolk Islam

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