Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Bijim - (jbm)

Alternate Name(s): Bijimawa, Vaghat, Vaghat-Ya-Bijim-Legeri

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 11,000

Global Population: 11,000

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Bijim of Nigeria, numbering 11,000, are Unengaged and 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 Bijim. The primary religion practiced by the Bijim is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.

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