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The Peve of Cameroon

The Peve of Cameroon, numbering approximately 13,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Masa-branch Chadic people of northern Cameroon and Chad speaking a language also known as Lame, whose numbers of speakers have grown in recent decades thanks to the cross-border Comite pour la Promotion de la Langue et de la Culture Lame. They mostly adhere to Animism and Pévé is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Pévé (lme)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 13,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012769
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Pray for the Peve of Cameroon

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pévé
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Pévé Speakers

Media Resources in Pévé:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Pévé:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1985 Bible Society of Chad✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Pévé bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Peve 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 Peve:
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 Peve of Cameroon

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
readPsalm 96:2

Pray that gospel resources will reach this generation so that they will receive the good news and sing to the LORD, bless His name, and tell of His salvation each day.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
readPsalm 23:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's presence, even in the darkest valleys.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Peve Across Countries (ROP3 - 107999) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PevePG011441PeveChad79,500No Longer UnreachedPévéEthnoreligion
PevePG012769PeveCameroon13,000No Longer UnreachedPévéAnimism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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