The Pinyin people live in five main villages southwest of Bamenda in the Santa Subdivision, North West Province, Cameroon. Each village has a Fon (a chief). There is some dispute about who is the Paramount Fon. Pinyin is the name of the area (village quarter) where the main palace is located. The villagers of Menka and their Fon dispute the authenticity of the self-declared Fon of Pinyin. They refer to themselves and their language as Menka, though there is linguistically no difference.
Nearly all the Pinyin people belong nominally to a Christian church. The only Muslims in the area are from other groups who moved into the area, and they are few. Although people do not like to talk about it, traditional religion and culture still have a strong hold on people. It is very common for a man to have more than one wife. The Fons have a good number of wives and they inherit the wives of the last Fon when taking over the throne. Many palaces in this region, Pinyin included, have Christian slogans like "Christ is the head of this palace", yet, the Fon may have up to one-hundred wives or more. He is also still the head of traditional ceremonies. It is extremely hard for believers to break out of these traditions.
Often Christianity has failed to really reach the heart of the people. They go to church, they pray and sing Christian songs, but when they gather for a meeting that includes traditional music and dancing, their heart is much more in it. They need a church that is able to show them that they need not give up their identity in order to be true followers of Jesus. The mother tongue is vitally important in order to make Christ a brother and God a father, rather than a 'white ruler '.
Scripture Prayers for the Pinyin, Bapinyi in Cameroon.
Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Pinyin |
People Name in Country | Pinyin, Bapinyi |
Alternate Names | Bapinyi |
Population this Country | 68,000 |
Population all Countries | 68,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 4 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 14402 |
ROP3 Code | 108047 |
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 | North West region: Mezam division, southwest Bamenda subdivision, southwest of Bamenda. 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 | North West region: Mezam division, southwest Bamenda subdivision, southwest of Bamenda.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Christianity |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 3.00 %) |
95.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
5.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Pinyin (68,000 speakers) |
Language Code | pny Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Pinyin (68,000 speakers) |
Language Code | pny Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Pinyin |
Primary Language: Pinyin
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (2011) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2017-2018) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Pinyin | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime | Jesus Film Project |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | Android Bible app: Pinyin | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Pinyin | YouVersion Bibles |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | Anonymous |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |