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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bulu of Cameroon

The Bulu of Cameroon, numbering approximately 1,420,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of three major subgroups of the Fang ethnic group in Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bulu (Cameroon) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Bulu (Cameroon) (bum)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,420,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012558
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bulu (Cameroon)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Bulu (Cameroon) Speakers

Media Resources in Bulu (Cameroon):

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Bulu (Cameroon):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Bible Society of Cameroon✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Bulu (Cameroon) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Bulu 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 Bulu:
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 Bulu of Cameroon

During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
readExodus 2:23-24

As the lost among them labor, groan, and cry out under false religions and sin, pray God will have mercy on them and hear their cries, that He will be their Rescuer from the kingdom of darkness and bring them into the kingdom of light.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Bulu Fang Across Countries (ROP3 - 101731) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BuluPG012558BuluCameroon1,420,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulu (Cameroon)Protestantism

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