• PEOPLE NAME: JERE OF NIGERIA


PEID: 14369

ROP: 114601

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Jere - (jer)

Alternate Name(s): Jera, Jeere, Jere Cluster

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 136,000

Global Population: 136,000


PEID: 14369

ROP: 114601

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Jere of Nigeria, numbering 136,000, are No Longer 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 Jere. The primary religion practiced by the Jere is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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