Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Abanyom - (abm)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 34,500

Global Population: 34,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Abanyom of Nigeria, numbering 34,500, 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 Abanyom. The primary religion practiced by the Abanyom is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.

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