• PEOPLE NAME: BEBE OF CAMEROON


PEID: 12532

ROP: 101181

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Naami - (bzv)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 5,300

Global Population: 5,300


PEID: 12532

ROP: 101181

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Bebe of Cameroon, numbering 5,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Cameroon. Their primary language is Naami. The primary religion practiced by the Bebe 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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