• PEOPLE NAME: SAXWE OF BENIN

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PEID: 12347

ROP: 108766

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Saxwe Gbe - (sxw)

Alternate Name(s): Saxwe, Gbe

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Benin

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Population: 458,000

Global Population: 458,000


PEID: 12347

ROP: 108766

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Saxwe of Benin, numbering 458,000, 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 Saxwe Gbe. The primary religion practiced by the Saxwe is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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