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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kpe of Cameroon

The Kpe of Cameroon, numbering approximately 203,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon They are an Indigenous people, with Kpe as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Mokpwe.

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

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Mokpwe (bri)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 203,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012652
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mokpwe
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

13%
%
Mokpwe Speakers

Media Resources in Mokpwe:

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Bible Resources in Mokpwe:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kpe 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 Kpe:
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 Kpe of Cameroon

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
readPsalm 105:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will glory in His holy name and that their hearts will rejoice.

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.

Kpe Across Countries (ROP3 - 105291) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KpePG012652KpeCameroon203,000No Longer UnreachedMokpweProtestantism

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