• PEOPLE NAME: AWAK OF NIGERIA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi

Language: Awak - (awo)

Alternate Name(s): Awok, Yebu

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 13,000

Global Population: 13,000


PEID: 13649

ROP: 100643

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Awak of Nigeria, numbering 13,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Awak. The primary religion practiced by the Awak is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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