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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Cung of Cameroon

The Cung of Cameroon, numbering approximately 4,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a small indigenous ethnic group in Cameroon, identified primarily by their Chung language and village-based society They are an Indigenous people, with Cung (Chung) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam. They primarily speak Chung (Cameroon).

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Cung (Chung)

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Chung (Cameroon) (cnq)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 4,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012568
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

40%
%
Chung (Cameroon) Speakers

Media Resources in Chung (Cameroon):

Films:

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Bible Resources in Chung (Cameroon):

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Cung:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
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Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Cung of Cameroon

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Cung Across Countries (ROP3 - 102333) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
CungPG012568CungCameroon4,000Unengaged and UnreachedChung (Cameroon)Folk Islam

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