• PEOPLE NAME: KILBA OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13915

ROP: 104999

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Huba - (hbb)

Alternate Name(s): Huba, Chobba, Hobbe

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 466,000

Global Population: 466,000


PEID: 13915

ROP: 104999

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Kilba of Nigeria, numbering 466,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Huba. The primary religion practiced by the Kilba is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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