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The Kaka of Cameroon

The Kaka of Cameroon, numbering approximately 193,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people of Cameroon's Batouri and Ndelele areas in the East Region, once classed with the Gbaya dialect cluster, whose oral tradition traces migration from near Berberati on the Central African Republic border around the mid-1800s. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kako is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Kako (kkj)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 193,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012630
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Pray for the Kaka of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kako
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kako Speakers

Media Resources in Kako:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Kako:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Kako bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kaka 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 Kaka:
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 Kaka of Cameroon

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Kaka Across Countries (ROP3 - 104439) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KakaPG012630KakaCameroon193,000No Longer UnreachedKakoAnimism
KakaPG012876KakaCentral African Republic19,500Engaged yet UnreachedKakoProtestantism
KakaPG012972KakaCongo19,000Engaged yet UnreachedKakoProtestantism

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