The Tuotomb of Cameroon

The Tuotomb of Cameroon, numbering approximately 3,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Mbam people of central Cameroon, concentrated in the village of Bonek near Ndikinemeki; also known as Bonek, they maintain a distinct Tuotomb ethnolinguistic identity despite ongoing language shift. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Tuotomb is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Tuotomb (ttf)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 3,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012797
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tuotomb
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

57%
%
Tuotomb Speakers

Media Resources in Tuotomb:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Tuotomb:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tuotomb 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 Tuotomb:
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 Tuotomb of Cameroon

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
readPsalm 47:6

Pray that believers will have a heart to invite others to trust in Christ alone so that they might sing praises to His name.

I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
readPsalm 89:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will declare and record His faithfulness and love to be passed on from generation to generation.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Tuotomb Across Countries (ROP3 - 110291) reported in the following countries:

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