• PEOPLE NAME: ATONG OF CAMEROON


PEID: 12477

ROP: 100602

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke

Language: Atong (Cameroon) - (ato)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 8,000

Global Population: 8,000


PEID: 12477

ROP: 100602

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Atong of Cameroon, numbering 8,000, 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 Atong (Cameroon). The primary religion practiced by the Atong is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.


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