• PEOPLE NAME: NALU OF GUINEA-BISSAU

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By Paul Spencer

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PEID: 13470

ROP: 107049

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Atlantic

Language: Nalu - (naj)

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Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Guinea-Bissau

Also found in: Guinea

Population: 11,000

Global Population: 25,500


PEID: 13470

ROP: 107049

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Nalu of Guinea-Bissau, numbering 11,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Atlantic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 25,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Nalu. The primary religion practiced by the Nalu is folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.


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