Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Iku-Gora-Ankwa - (ikv)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 22,500

Global Population: 22,500

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Iku of Nigeria, numbering 22,500, are Engaged yet 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 Iku-Gora-Ankwa. The primary religion practiced by the Iku is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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