Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Cara - (cfd)

Alternate Name(s): Chara; Tariya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 6,100

Global Population: 6,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Cara of Nigeria, numbering 6,100, 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 Cara. The primary religion practiced by the Cara is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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