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The Ndop-Bamunka of Cameroon

The Ndop-Bamunka of Cameroon, numbering approximately 49,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Grassfields people of Cameroon's Ndop Plain whose identity is rooted in the Bamunka chiefdom, clan-based social organization, and the Ngiemekohke language within the wider Central Ring cultural tradition. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bamunka is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Ndop-Bamunka

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Bamunka (bvm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 49,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012726
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bamunka
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ngiemekohke Speakers

Media Resources in Bamunka:

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Bible Resources in Bamunka:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ndop-Bamunka 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 Ndop-Bamunka:
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 Ndop-Bamunka of Cameroon

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Ndop-Bamunka Across Countries (ROP3 - 107171) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
Ndop-BamunkaPG012726Ndop-BamunkaCameroon49,500No Longer UnreachedBamunkaProtestantism

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