Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Bata - (bta)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

Also found in: Cameroon

Population: 316,000

Global Population: 331,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Bata of Nigeria, numbering 316,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 331,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Bata. The primary religion practiced by the Bata is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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