• PEOPLE NAME: ORRI OF NIGERIA


PEID: 14072

ROP: 107691

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Oring - (org)

Alternate Name(s): Korrin, Oring, Orringorrin

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 163,000

Global Population: 163,000


PEID: 14072

ROP: 107691

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Orri of Nigeria, numbering 163,000, 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 Oring. The primary religion practiced by the Orri is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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