• PEOPLE NAME: EWE OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13779

ROP: 102974

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Éwé - (ewe)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nigeria

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

Population: 660,000

Global Population: 5,730,900


PEID: 13779

ROP: 102974

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Ewe of Nigeria, numbering 660,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,730,900 in 8 countries. Their primary language is Éwé. The primary religion practiced by the Ewe is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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