The Woko of Cameroon

The Woko of Cameroon, numbering approximately 8,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people who call themselves Lɔŋmó and their village Gormaya, known to outsiders as Voko, settled in Cameroon's Poli Subdivision near Faro National Park, whose endangered Longto language is spoken by a dwindling number of young people. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Longto is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Longto (wok)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 8,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012806
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Pray for the Woko of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

60%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Longto
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Longto Speakers

Media Resources in Longto:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Longto:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Longto bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Woko 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 Woko:
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 Woko of Cameroon

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
readLamentations 3:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the goodness of the Lord as they wait on Him to answer their cries for help.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Woko Across Countries (ROP3 - 110853) reported in the following countries:

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