• PEOPLE NAME: YAMBA OF CAMEROON


PEID: 12693

ROP: 106486

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke

Language: Yamba - (yam)

Alternate Name(s): Mbubem, Bebaroe, Swe'nga, Mbem, Muzok, Yamba, "Kaka", Kaka, Kakayamba, Boenga Ko, Mbubem

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Cameroon

Also found in: Nigeria

Population: 147,000

Global Population: 170,000


PEID: 12693

ROP: 106486

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Yamba of Cameroon, numbering 147,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 170,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Yamba. The primary religion practiced by the Yamba is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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