The Dugwor of Cameroon

The Dugwor of Cameroon, numbering approximately 10,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a mountain-refuge subgroup of the Mofu ethnic cluster in Cameroon's Mandara Mountains, inhabiting the Dugwor and Mekeri massifs and the adjacent Tchakidjeke plain in the Far North Region. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Dugwor is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Dugwor (dme)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 10,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012581
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

45%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dugwor
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Dugwor Speakers

Media Resources in Dugwor:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Dugwor:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Dugwor 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 Dugwor:
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 Dugwor of Cameroon

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those living in darkness and the shadow of death will see a great light and turn to the Lord for salvation.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

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.

Dugwor Across Countries (ROP3 - 102750) reported in the following countries:

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