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The Bafaw of Cameroon

The Bafaw of Cameroon, numbering approximately 28,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Bantu community of Cameroon's Southwest Region organized among ten villages, including Kumba, under traditional chiefly authority. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bafaw-Balong is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Bafaw-Balong (bwt)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 28,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012485
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bafaw-Balong
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Bafaw-Balong Speakers

Media Resources in Bafaw-Balong:

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Bible Resources in Bafaw-Balong:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bafaw 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 Bafaw:
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 Bafaw 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.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

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!

Bafaw Across Countries (ROP3 - 100730) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
BafawPG012485BafawCameroon28,500Engaged yet UnreachedBafaw-BalongProtestantism

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