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The Ngumba of Cameroon

The Ngumba of Cameroon, numbering approximately 29,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people of southern Cameroon who call themselves Mvumbo, originating in eastern Cameroon and now centered in the Ocean Department near Kribi and Lolodorf. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kwasio is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Kwasio (nmg)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 29,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012739
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Pray for the Ngumba of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kwasio
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kwasio Speakers

Media Resources in Kwasio:

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Bible Resources in Kwasio:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ngumba 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 Ngumba:
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 Ngumba of Cameroon

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
readPsalm 86:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord with all their heart, knowing that He is the one true God and will teach them His ways.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Ngumba Across Countries (ROP3 - 107287) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NgumbaPG013169NgumbaEquatorial Guinea29,500Unengaged and UnreachedKwasioProtestantism
NgumbaPG012739NgumbaCameroon29,000No Longer UnreachedKwasioEthnoreligion

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