• PEOPLE NAME: BU OF CAMEROON

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PEID: 12556

ROP: 101682

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Mundabli - (boe)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Cameroon

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Population: 2,000

Global Population: 2,000


PEID: 12556

ROP: 101682

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Bu of Cameroon, numbering 2,000, 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 Mundabli. The primary religion practiced by the Bu 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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