• PEOPLE NAME: KOTOKO OF CAMEROON

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Lagwan - (kot)

Alternate Name(s): Bara, Makari, Mser, Moria

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Cameroon

Also found in: Chad

Population: 23,500

Global Population: 60,000


PEID: 12650

ROP: 105271

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Kotoko of Cameroon, numbering 23,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 60,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Lagwan. The primary religion practiced by the Kotoko 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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