• PEOPLE NAME: EGBIRA OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13314

ROP: 103962

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Ebira - (igb)

Alternate Name(s): Igbirra, Ebira Cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 2,210,000

Global Population: 2,210,000


PEID: 13314

ROP: 103962

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Egbira of Nigeria, numbering 2,210,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Ebira. The primary religion practiced by the Egbira is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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