In the 2000s, the commune has been subjects to visits by Christian missionaries.
It wasn't an idea promoted by foreign missionaries but was birthed in the local Christian community.
He died, as recorded by missionaries, a heathen in 1833.
The arrival of Christianity dates back to the 14th century by missionaries.
When first approached by missionaries in 1757, the Cashibo killed one and the rest fled.
The earliest settlement on the island is thought to have been in the 5th century, perhaps by Christian missionaries.
He was born in Nigeria, but adopted by white missionaries.
A school was also built, staffed by missionaries whom taught in German and the native language.
During the 1930s they developed film strips for use by missionaries.
That doesn't mean anything with regard to their language - many African negro languages were only reduced to writing by white missionaries.