• PEOPLE NAME: WEST GBARI OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 14168

ROP: 110757

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Nupe

Language: Gbari - (gby)

Alternate Name(s): Gbari, Nkwa, Gbari Yamma

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 577,000

Global Population: 577,000


PEID: 14168

ROP: 110757

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The West Gbari of Nigeria, numbering 577,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Nupe people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Gbari. The primary religion practiced by the West Gbari is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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