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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Pobyeng of Cameroon

The Pobyeng of Cameroon, numbering approximately 37,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu ethno‑linguistic subgroup in southeastern Cameroon, belonging to the broader Mpumpong (Mpo / Mpongmpong) people cluster. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Mpumpong is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Mpumpong (mgg)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 37,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012773
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Pray for the Pobyeng of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mpumpong
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Mpumpong Speakers

Media Resources in Mpumpong:

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Bible Resources in Mpumpong:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Pobyeng 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 Pobyeng:
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 Pobyeng of Cameroon

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

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.

Pobyeng Across Countries (ROP3 - 108078) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PobyengPG012773PobyengCameroon37,500Engaged yet UnreachedMpumpongEthnoreligion

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