• PEOPLE NAME: EWE OF BENIN

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PEID: 12317

ROP: 102974

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Ewe - (ewe)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Benin

Also found in: Burkina Faso; Cote d’Ivoire; Ghana; Liberia; Nigeria; Togo; United States

Population: 93,000

Global Population: 5,657,900


PEID: 12317

ROP: 102974

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Ewe of Benin, numbering 93,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,657,900 in 8 countries. Their primary language is Ewe. The primary religion practiced by the Ewe is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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