Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Yoruba

Language: Akpes - (ibe)

Alternate Name(s): Ibaram-efifa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 23,000

Global Population: 23,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Akpes of Nigeria, numbering 23,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Yoruba people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Akpes. The primary religion practiced by the Akpes is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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