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The Kaka of Central African Republic

The Kaka of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 19,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small Bantu population in the Central African Republic near Berberati and Gaza on the Cameroon border, the historic starting point from which the wider Kako-speaking Bantu migration spread west in the mid-1800s. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kako is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Kako (kkj)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 19,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012876
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kako
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kako Speakers

Media Resources in Kako:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Kako:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Kako bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kaka are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kaka:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kaka of Central African Republic

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
readPsalm 34:3

Pray that God will raise up believers who will go to those in this people group who do not yet follow Jesus, and that they will invite many to magnify the Lord with them so that His fame will spread to the ends of the earth.

Kaka Across Countries (ROP3 - 104439) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KakaPG012630KakaCameroon193,000No Longer UnreachedKakoAnimism
KakaPG012876KakaCentral African Republic19,500Engaged yet UnreachedKakoProtestantism
KakaPG012972KakaCongo19,000Engaged yet UnreachedKakoProtestantism

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