The Vere of Cameroon

The Vere of Cameroon, numbering approximately 13,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Duru-Verre people of Cameroon numbering some 12,500, whose pre-19th century lineage-based society was later integrated into the hierarchical Adamawa emirate system while retaining its own language, known also as Kobo or Mom Jango. They mostly adhere to Animism and Mom Jango is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Mom Jango (ver)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 13,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012801
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Pray for the Vere of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mom Jango
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Verre Speakers

Media Resources in Mom Jango:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Mom Jango:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Mom Jango bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Vere 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 Vere:
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 Vere of Cameroon

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
readPsalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Vere Across Countries (ROP3 - 110554) reported in the following countries:

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