• PEOPLE NAME: BOKYI OF CAMEROON

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PEID: 12552

ROP: 101557

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Bokyi - (bky)

Alternate Name(s): Baaneroki, Osikim, Nufua

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Cameroon

Also found in: Nigeria

Population: 11,000

Global Population: 318,000


PEID: 12552

ROP: 101557

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Bokyi of Cameroon, numbering 11,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 318,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Bokyi. The primary religion practiced by the Bokyi is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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