Mbimu in Cameroon


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
Progress Gauge

Introduction / History

In the early 1900s, the poorly armed Mpiemo people fled adversaries who were attacking their villages with firearms. Their flight along a river brought them to their current location where they settled in a densely forested area in western Central African Republic (CAR). There are also some Mpiemo villages in Cameroon and farther south in Congo.

Today, Mpiemo people support themselves by farming, hunting, trapping and sporadic logging expeditions. Everyone grows manioc, the staple food; they eat both roots and leaves of this tuber. Other crops include peanuts, corn, squash, various greens, tobacco, coffee, taro, yams and bananas.

Modern commercial logging ventures bring both helpful and detrimental side effects. Because the companies employ large numbers of people, the local economy receives a much-needed but temporary boost. In its wake, logging ventures disrupt the forests' ecosystems, making hunting and trapping much less productive. Overhunting to satisfy the loggers need for meat has made game scarce. Many logging families no longer have gardens to turn back to for sustenance, adding to the disruption.


What Are Their Needs?

Poverty gnaws at the fabric of Mpiemo society. It impacts the quality of life, health and developmental opportunities for families. Some have abandoned their farms to pursue diamond mining with its illusive lure of instant wealth.


Prayer Points

Scripture Prayers for the Mbimu in Cameroon.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Mbimu
People Name in Country Mbimu
Alternate Names Jasua; Mbyemo; Mpyemo
Population this Country 12,000
Population all Countries 52,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 13628
ROP3 Code 106476
ROP25 Code 305326
ROP25 Name Mbimu
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 East region: Boumba-and-Ngoko division, Gari-Gombo subdivision, along Gribi to Yokadouma road.   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 East region: Boumba-and-Ngoko division, Gari-Gombo subdivision, along Gribi to Yokadouma road..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 4.00 %)
70.00 %
Ethnic Religions
30.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mpiemo (12,000 speakers)
Language Code mcx   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mpiemo (12,000 speakers)
Language Code mcx   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mpiemo

Primary Language:  Mpiemo

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (2012)
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Mpiemo Jesus Film Project
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Photo Source Anonymous 
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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