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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The South Gisiga of Cameroon

The South Gisiga of Cameroon, numbering approximately 152,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon. They mostly adhere to Animism and South Giziga is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): South Giziga (giz)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 152,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012783
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: South Giziga
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Giziga Speakers

Media Resources in South Giziga:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in South Giziga:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1996 Bible Society of Cameroon✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the South Giziga bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The South Gisiga 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 South Gisiga:
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 South Gisiga of Cameroon

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

"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 believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Giziga Across Countries (ROP3 - 109445) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
South GisigaPG012783South GisigaCameroon152,000No Longer UnreachedSouth GizigaAnimism

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