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The Nfumte of Cameroon

The Nfumte of Cameroon, numbering approximately 78,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Grassfields people of northwestern Cameroon, concentrated in northern Nwa Subdivision near the Nigerian border, whose communities comprise a cluster of traditionally autonomous villages. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Mfumte is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Mfumte (nfu)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 78,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012730
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mfumte
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Mfumte Speakers

Media Resources in Mfumte:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Mfumte:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nfumte 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 Nfumte:
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 Nfumte of Cameroon

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
readActs 17:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Nfumte Across Countries (ROP3 - 107223) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NfumtePG012730NfumteCameroon78,000Engaged yet UnreachedMfumteEthnoreligion

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