Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African
People Cluster: Chadic
Language: Jimi (Cameroon) - (jim)
Alternate Name(s): Malabu, Djimi
Primary Religion: Islam - Folk Islam
Country: Cameroon
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Population: 11,500
Global Population: 11,500
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Jimi of Cameroon, numbering 11,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cameroon. Their primary language is Jimi (Cameroon). The primary religion practiced by the Jimi is Folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.
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