Mere in Cameroon
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The Merey are a group of several thousand people living in a mountainous area of the Far North Province of Cameroon. Christianity is well implanted, though the wider area is predominately Muslim. Translation work began in the later 1980s when Beat Haller, a translator in the neighboring Zulgo language helped a Merey man work with the Zulgo translator to convert the New Testament from Zulgo to Merey. Sadly, both these men died before the work was able to advance further. The Merey translation committee chose a replacement, Eli Doumok, to continue the work. The Merey describe themselves as a gentle and faithful people.
Scripture Prayers for the Mere in Cameroon.
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| Expanded PDF Profile |
| People Name General | Mere |
| People Name in Country | Mere |
| Population this Country | 31,000 |
| Population all Countries | 31,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 4 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Dugur; Merey; Meri |
| People ID | 13684 |
| ROP3 Code | 106558 |
| Country | Cameroon | ||
| Region | Africa, West and Central | ||
| Continent | Africa | ||
| 10/40 Window | No | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | 45 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
| Location in Country | Far North region: Diamaré division. West of Meri town, near Meri massif. Source: Ethnologue 2016 | ||
| Country | Cameroon |
| Region | Africa, West and Central |
| Continent | Africa |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 45 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Location in Country | Far North region: Diamaré division. West of Meri town, near Meri massif.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
| Primary Religion: | Islam |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 3.40 %) |
30.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
15.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
55.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Primary Language | Merey (31,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | meq Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Merey (31,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | meq Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Merey |
Primary Language: Merey
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1986-2006) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2012-2019) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | 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 | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Merey | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Merey | YouVersion Bibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | Download scripture in this language | eBible.org |
