• PEOPLE NAME: BAKOSSI OF CAMEROON

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PEID: 12494

ROP: 100824

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest

Language: Akoose - (bss)

Alternate Name(s): Akoose

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 184,000

Global Population: 184,000


PEID: 12494

ROP: 100824

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bakossi of Cameroon, numbering 184,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Northwest people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cameroon. Their primary language is Akoose. The primary religion practiced by the Bakossi is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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