• PEOPLE NAME: MBELIME OF BENIN

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PEID: 12340

ROP: 106471

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Gur

Language: Mbelime - (mql)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Benin

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Population: 68,500

Global Population: 68,500


PEID: 12340

ROP: 106471

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Mbelime of Benin, numbering 68,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Gur people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Benin. Their primary language is Mbelime. The primary religion practiced by the Mbelime is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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