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The Mangisa of Cameroon

The Mangisa of Cameroon, numbering approximately 73,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Mengisa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Mengisa (mct)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 73,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012676
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Pray for the Mangisa of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mengisa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

57%
%
Mengisa Speakers

Media Resources in Mengisa:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Mengisa:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mangisa 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 Mangisa:
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 Mangisa of Cameroon

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Mangisa Across Countries (ROP3 - 106257) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MangisaPG012676MangisaCameroon73,500Engaged yet UnreachedMengisaProtestantism

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