Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Lemoro - (ldj)

Alternate Name(s): Munga, Limorro, Lelo, Annemoro, Lemoranci

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 21,000

Global Population: 21,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Lemoro of Nigeria, numbering 21,000, 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 Lemoro. The primary religion practiced by the Lemoro is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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