The Mangisa of Cameroon

The Mangisa of Cameroon, numbering approximately 73,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Bantu people of Cameroon’s Centre Region, concentrated in northern Sa’a and Ebebda in Lekié, closely related to the Eton and increasingly shifted from ancestral Leti to Eton. 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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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:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Mengisa:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Mengisa bible at Bible.com

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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

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that God will use ways from in-person witnesses to digital gospel resources to bring the joy of His salvation to everyone so that they can be glad in Him and sing for joy.

But you said, "I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."
readGenesis 32:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience God's presence and protection even in difficult circumstances, knowing that He will make them fruitful.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

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

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