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The Duala of Cameroon

The Duala of Cameroon, numbering approximately 296,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu trading people of Cameroon's Wouri River estuary descended by tradition from an ancestor named Mbedi, who rose to dominate coastal trade with European ships by the 16th century and governed through the Ngondo council of elders. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Duala is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Duala (dua)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 296,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012579
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Duala
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Duala Speakers

Media Resources in Duala:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Duala:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2006 Bible Society of Cameroon✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Duala bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Duala 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 Duala:
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 Duala of Cameroon

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
readPhilippians 2:5-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will imitate His humility in all they do.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Duala Across Countries (ROP3 - 102735) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DualaPG012579DualaCameroon296,000Engaged yet UnreachedDualaProtestantism

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