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The Nago of Benin

The Nago of Benin, numbering approximately 450,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Yoruba subgroup of southeastern Benin also called Anago, historically tied to the Kingdom of Ketu founded by descendants of Oduduwa, whose name entered European records through Spanish and Portuguese slave-trade documentation of the Bight of Benin. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Southern Nago is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Yoruba
Primary Language(s): Southern Nago (nqg)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 450,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012344
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Pray for the Nago of Benin

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

66%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Nago
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Nago, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Nago:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Southern Nago:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nago are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Nago:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Nago of Benin

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those who dwell in darkness and live in the land of the shadow of death may be drawn out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
readHebrews 10:35

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hold unswervingly to their faith and to their confidence in Christ, which has a great reward.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Nago Across Countries (ROP3 - 107016) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
NagoPG012344NagoBenin450,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern NagoProtestantism

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