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The Bokwa-Kendem of Cameroon

The Bokwa-Kendem of Cameroon, numbering approximately 2,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon's Southwest Region associated with the villages of Bokwa, Kendem and Kekpoti. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kendem is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Bokwa-Kendem

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Kendem (kvm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012551
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kendem
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kendem Speakers

Media Resources in Kendem:

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Bible Resources in Kendem:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bokwa-Kendem 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 Bokwa-Kendem:
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 Bokwa-Kendem of Cameroon

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
readColossians 3:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will set their minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, as they look to Christ for guidance and strength.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Bokwa-Kendem Across Countries (ROP3 - 101556) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Bokwa-KendemPG012551Bokwa-KendemCameroon2,900No Longer UnreachedKendemProtestantism

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