Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Okpamheri - (opa)

Alternate Name(s): Opameri

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 100,000

Global Population: 100,000

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Okpamheri of Nigeria, numbering 100,000, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Okpamheri. The primary religion practiced by the Okpamheri is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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