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The Yiwom of Nigeria

The Yiwom of Nigeria, numbering approximately 28,500 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria and can also be known as Youm, Gerkanci.
They are an Indigenous people, with Yiwom as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African.
Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism.
They primarily speak Ywom.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Yiwom are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Yiwom 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.

No longer Unreached

The Yiwom 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.

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