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The Menemo of Cameroon

The Menemo of Cameroon, numbering approximately 295,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Cameroon; a dialect subgroup of Meta’ (mgo). They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Meta' is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Meta' (mgo)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 295,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012698
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Meta'
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Meta’ Speakers

Media Resources in Meta':

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Meta':

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Meta' bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Menemo 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 Menemo:
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 Menemo of Cameroon

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
read2 Corinthians 12:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their weaknesses, hardships, and difficulties, having hope because Christ's power is made perfect in their weakness.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Widekum Across Countries (ROP3 - 110825) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MenemoPG012698MenemoCameroon295,000Engaged yet UnreachedMeta'Folk Islam

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