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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tuburi of Cameroon

The Tuburi of Cameroon, numbering approximately 347,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Cameroon They are an Indigenous people, with Tuburi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Tupuri.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Tupuri (tui)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 347,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012796
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Pray for the Tuburi of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

60%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tupuri
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Tupuri Speakers

Media Resources in Tupuri:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Tupuri:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2004 Bible Society of Cameroon✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tupuri bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tuburi 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 Tuburi:
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 Tuburi 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.

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
readLuke 5:27-28

Prat that God will prepare many hearts to meet Him when He says, “Follow Me!” and that they will respond in faith, leaving everything behind to follow Him.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Tuburi Across Countries (ROP3 - 110241) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
TuburiPG011465TuburiChad295,000Engaged yet UnreachedTupuriAnimism
TuburiPG012796TuburiCameroon347,000No Longer UnreachedTupuriAnimism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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