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The Kidzom of Cameroon

The Kidzom of Cameroon, numbering approximately 57,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Western Grassfields people of northwestern Cameroon centered in Kejom Keku and Kejom Ketinguh, whose communities are also known as Kejom or Babanki. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Babanki is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Babanki (bbk)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 57,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012637
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Babanki
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Babanki Speakers

Media Resources in Babanki:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Babanki:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kidzom 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 Kidzom:
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 Kidzom of Cameroon

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
readPsalm 34:3

Pray that God will raise up believers who will go to those in this people group who do not yet follow Jesus, and that they will invite many to magnify the Lord with them so that His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

Kidzom Across Countries (ROP3 - 104993) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
KidzomPG012637KidzomCameroon57,500No Longer UnreachedBabankiProtestantism

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