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The Bamenyam of Cameroon

The Bamenyam of Cameroon, numbering approximately 9,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bamileke chiefdom of Cameroon's Western highlands whose broader Bamileke people trace an origin narrative to the Nile region of Sudan, migrating south and west during the seventeenth century under pressure from the Chamba and Fulani. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bamenyam is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Bamenyam (bce)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 9,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012505
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bamenyam
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Mengambo Speakers

Media Resources in Bamenyam:

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Bible Resources in Bamenyam:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bamenyam 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 Bamenyam:
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 Bamenyam of Cameroon

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.
readPsalm 130:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will wait on the Lord and have patience and trust, knowing His ways and His timing are always perfect.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”
readActs 17:32

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures wisdom and discernment as they engage in spiritual conversations with those who are curious about the gospel.

Bamenyam Across Countries (ROP3 - 100928) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BamenyamPG012505BamenyamCameroon9,700Engaged yet UnreachedBamenyamProtestantism

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