• PEOPLE NAME: AGHEM OF CAMEROON

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PEID: 12469

ROP: 100107

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke

Language: Aghem - (agq)

Alternate Name(s): Yum, Wum

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 52,000

Global Population: 52,000


PEID: 12469

ROP: 100107

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Aghem of Cameroon, numbering 52,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cameroon. Their primary language is Aghem. The primary religion practiced by the Aghem is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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