• PEOPLE NAME: IZERE OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13865

ROP: 104199

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Izere - (izr)

Alternate Name(s): Jarawa, Jawawan Dutse, Afizere

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 106,000

Global Population: 106,000


PEID: 13865

ROP: 104199

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Izere of Nigeria, numbering 106,000, 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 Izere. The primary religion practiced by the Izere is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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