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The Gevoko of Cameroon

The Gevoko of Cameroon, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mandara Mountains people of northern Cameroon and Nigeria numbering around 16,500, closely related to the neighboring Hide-Ngra, classified within the Wandala-West branch of the Biu-Mandara Chadic languages. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Gvoko is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Gvoko (ngs)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012738
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Pray for the Gevoko of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gvoko
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Gvoko Speakers

Media Resources in Gvoko:

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Bible Resources in Gvoko:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gevoko 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 Gevoko:
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 Gevoko of Cameroon

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
read1 Corinthians 3:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified in making disciples and be used by God to further His kingdom near and far.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Ngoshe Sama Across Countries (ROP3 - 107283) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Ngoshe SamaPG014021Ngoshe SamaNigeria48,500Engaged yet UnreachedGvokoAnimism
GevokoPG012738GevokoCameroon2,200No Longer UnreachedGvokoEthnoreligion

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