• PEOPLE NAME: CI OF BENIN

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PEID: 12315

ROP: 114558

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Ci Gbe - (cib)

Alternate Name(s): Cigbe, Ayizo-Ci

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Benin

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Population: 50,500

Global Population: 50,500


PEID: 12315

ROP: 114558

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Ci of Benin, numbering 50,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Benin. Their primary language is Ci Gbe. The primary religion practiced by the Ci is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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