• PEOPLE NAME: GOEMAI OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13804

ROP: 103412

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Goemai - (ank)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 340,000

Global Population: 340,000


PEID: 13804

ROP: 103412

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Goemai of Nigeria, numbering 340,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Goemai. The primary religion practiced by the Goemai is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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