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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bete of Nigeria

The Bete of Nigeria, numbering approximately 7,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria, Taraba state, Takum LGA, Bete town, foot of Bete mountain, south of Wukari They are an Indigenous people, with Bete-Jukun as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Kru people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Jukun Takum.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Kru
Primary Language(s): Jukun Takum (jbu)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 7,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013684
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Jukun Takum
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Jukun Takum Speakers

Media Resources in Jukun Takum:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Jukun Takum:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1994 Wycliffe & Nigeria Bible Translation Trust✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Jukun Takum bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bete are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bete:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bete of Nigeria

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.
readHebrews 10:34

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have compassion for those in prison, sympathize with those who are mistreated, and continue to do good and share the gospel with others.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe."
readJohn 6:35-36

Praise God for the things such as bread that He has provided as natural conversation bridges to the gospel. Pray that believers will use any bridges He provides to share the gospel with those who do not yet know the good news.

Bete Across Countries (ROP3 - 101297) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BetePG013684BeteNigeria7,000No Longer UnreachedJukun TakumProtestantism

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