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The Mulimba of Cameroon

The Mulimba of Cameroon, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Sawa coastal people of Cameroon's Wouri and Dibamba river estuaries, sharing with the closely related Duala an origin tradition tracing descent from the ancestor Mbedi at Piti on the Dibamba River, and joining the annual Ngondo ancestor-festival. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Malimba is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Malimba (mzd)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 4,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012708
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Pray for the Mulimba of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

68%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Malimba
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

57%
%
Mulimba Speakers

Media Resources in Malimba:

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Bible Resources in Malimba:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mulimba 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 Mulimba:
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 Mulimba of Cameroon

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Mulimba Across Countries (ROP3 - 106885) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
MulimbaPG012708MulimbaCameroon4,300No Longer UnreachedMalimbaRoman Catholicism

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