• PEOPLE NAME: BASA OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13676

ROP: 108428

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Basa - (bzw)

Alternate Name(s): Rubasa, Autsa, Abacha

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 347,000

Global Population: 347,000


PEID: 13676

ROP: 108428

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Basa of Nigeria, numbering 347,000, 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 Basa. The primary religion practiced by the Basa is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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