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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Nancere of Chad

The Nancere of Chad, numbering approximately 235,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Chad. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Nancere is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Nancere

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Nancere (nnc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 235,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011432
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nancere
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Nancere Speakers

Media Resources in Nancere:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Nancere:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1986 Bible Society of Chad✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nancere bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Nancere are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Nancere:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Nancere of Chad

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be eager to proclaim the good news of peace, knowing that the Lord has called them to this task.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Nancere Across Countries (ROP3 - 107067) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NancerePG011432NancereChad235,000No Longer UnreachedNancereEthnoreligion

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