Awing in Cameroon

The Awing have only been reported in Cameroon
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Introduction / History

The Awing people live in a reasonably secluded valley Southwest of Bamenda in the North West Province of Cameroon. They live in one village which is made up of several quarters. There is a Fon (a village chief or king) who is the traditional ruler and has a very important social and political role in the Awing society.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Nearly all the Awing people belong nominally to a Christian church. The only Muslims in the area are from other people groups who moved into the area. Although people do not like to talk about it, traditional religion and culture still have a very strong hold on the people.

It is very common for men to have more than one wife. The Fon has a good number of wives, and he inherits the wives from the last Fon when taking over the throne. Many of the Fon palaces have Christians slogans such as "Christ is the head of this Palace", yet Fons have one hundred wives or more and are the head of any traditional ceremony. It is extremely hard for believers to break out of traditions. Often Christianity has failed to reach the hearts of the people. They go to church. They pray and sing songs, but when they gather for a meeting that includes traditional music and dancing their hearts are really there. They need a church that is able to show them that they do not need to give up their identity in order to be true followers of Jesus. The mother tongue is vitally important in order to make Christ a brother and God a father and not a white ruler.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Awing in Cameroon.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Awing
People Name in Country Awing
Alternate Names Mbwewi
Population this Country 36,000
Population all Countries 36,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 10508
ROP3 Code 100650
ROP25 Code 300598
ROP25 Name Awing
Country Cameroon
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 43  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country North West region: Mezam division, Awing-Bambaluwe village.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Cameroon
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 43  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country North West region: Mezam division, Awing-Bambaluwe village..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 7.00 %)
85.00 %
Ethnic Religions
15.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Awing (36,000 speakers)
Language Code azo   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Awing (36,000 speakers)
Language Code azo   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Awing

Primary Language:  Awing

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2019)
Bible-Complete No
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Awing Jesus Film Project
Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Awing YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Awing YouVersion Bibles
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