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The Ibibio of Cameroon

The Ibibio of Cameroon, numbering approximately 62,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Lower Cross people related to the Annang, Efik, and Oron whose communities span southeastern Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Ibibio is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Ibibio (ibb)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
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: PG012622
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

75%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ibibio
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ibibio Speakers

Media Resources in Ibibio:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Ibibio:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ibibio 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 Ibibio:
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 Ibibio of Cameroon

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Ibibio Across Countries (ROP3 - 103938) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
IbibioPG012622IbibioCameroon62,000No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism
IbibioPG013166IbibioEquatorial Guinea8,100No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism
IbibioPG013337IbibioGhana54,000No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism
IbibioPG013837IbibioNigeria7,055,000No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism

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