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The Bafumen of Cameroon

The Bafumen of Cameroon, numbering approximately 70,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Grassfields community centered on Bafumen and neighboring Mmen-speaking villages in Cameroon's Northwest Region. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Mmen is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Mmen (bfm)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 70,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012489
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mmen
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Mmen Speakers

Media Resources in Mmen:

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Bible Resources in Mmen:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bafumen 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 Bafumen:
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 Bafumen of Cameroon

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
readTitus 3:3

Pray for those who seek worldly pleasures instead of God to flee from sin and choose God’s goodness and lovingkindness by placing their faith in Jesus.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

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!

Bafumen Across Countries (ROP3 - 100733) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BafumenPG012489BafumenCameroon70,500Engaged yet UnreachedMmenFolk Islam

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