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The Chamba Leko of Cameroon

The Chamba Leko of Cameroon, numbering approximately 62,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Adamawa State of northeast Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Samba Leko is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Samba Leko (ndi)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 62,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012567
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

41%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Samba Leko
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Samba Leko Speakers

Media Resources in Samba Leko:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Samba Leko:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2007 Bible Society of Cameroon✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Samba Leko bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chamba Leko 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 Chamba Leko:
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 Chamba Leko of Cameroon

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
readPsalm 105:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will glory in His holy name and that their hearts will rejoice.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Chamba Leko Across Countries (ROP3 - 101994) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Chamba LekoPG012567Chamba LekoCameroon62,000No Longer UnreachedSamba LekoEthnoreligion
Chamba LekoPG013720Chamba LekoNigeria119,000No Longer UnreachedSamba LekoEthnoreligion

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