• PEOPLE NAME: MASA OF CAMEROON

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PEID: 12678

ROP: 106369

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Masana - (mcn)

Alternate Name(s): Banana, Masana

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Cameroon

Also found in: Chad

Population: 326,000

Global Population: 656,000


PEID: 12678

ROP: 106369

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Masa of Cameroon, numbering 326,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 656,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Masana. The primary religion practiced by the Masa is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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