Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Ayu - (ayu)

Alternate Name(s): Aya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 8,700

Global Population: 8,700

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Ayu of Nigeria, numbering 8,700, 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 Ayu. The primary religion practiced by the Ayu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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