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The Bakundu of Cameroon

The Bakundu of Cameroon, numbering approximately 196,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of several sub-groups making up the Oroko ethnic identity of Cameroon's Meme Division, tracing oral descent from Mokundu, son of the ancestral founder Ngoe, and known in colonial-era records as Balondo or Bakundu. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Oroko is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Oroko (bdu)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 196,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012495
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Pray for the Bakundu of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Oroko
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Oroko Speakers

Media Resources in Oroko:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Oroko:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Oroko Language Development Association✓✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Oroko bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bakundu 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 Bakundu:
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 Bakundu of Cameroon

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

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Kundu, Bakundu Across Countries (ROP3 - 105416) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BakunduPG012495BakunduCameroon196,000Engaged yet UnreachedOrokoProtestantism

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