Ngemba in Cameroon

The Ngemba have only been reported in Cameroon
Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

The Mankon people group (or Greater Mankon) comprises a number of mutually intelligible speech varieties (possibly as many as twelve dialects), distinguished as politically independent from Mankon proper, the name of the largest village and dialect. Mankon is a vital language having precedence in many domains of life for the Mankon people.

The Ethnologue refers to this group of dialects as the Ngemba language, but this is really a misnomer. Ngemba denotes a subfamily of languages encompassing the region around Bamenda.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Ngemba villages has some sixty-three quarters and includes an urban area that is part of Bamenda.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Churches have been well-established among the Ngembas for many years. Christianity, though popular, is still viewed as a foreign religion in a foreign language.


What Are Their Needs?

It needs to be made indigenous by translating the gospel message into Ngemba. So far there is the New Testament in this language, but the Old Testament helps them to understand certain principles and concepts. They see the mother tongue Scriptures as absolutely necessary. They should have the resources and personnel to make Bible translation possible, yet they need some guidance and training from other organizations. The Word of God in Ngemba has the potential of reaching several other language groups in the area, either through direct use or by adaptation.


Prayer Points

Pray for the entire Bible to be translated into the Ngemba language.
Pray for a spiritual hunger among the Ngembas that will not be satisfied by anything short of close relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pray for love and discipleship to define the Ngemba church.


Scripture Prayers for the Ngemba in Cameroon.


References

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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Ngemba
People Name in Country Ngemba
Alternate Names
Population this Country 36,000
Population all Countries 36,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 13351
ROP3 Code 107261
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, Tuba and Bamenda subdivisions.   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, Tuba and Bamenda subdivisions..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 18.00 %)
74.00 %
Ethnic Religions
26.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Ngemba
Language Code nge   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Ngemba
Language Code nge   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Ngemba

Primary Language:  Ngemba

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2023)
Bible-Complete No
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Ngemba YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Ngemba YouVersion Bibles
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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