Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke

Language: Supapya - (bbw)

Alternate Name(s): Baba I, Supapyak, Bapa, Papiak, Bapakum, Papia, Bapa, Papiakum

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 40,000

Global Population: 40,000

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Baba of Cameroon, numbering 40,000, 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 Supapya. The primary religion practiced by the Baba is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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