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The Mangas of Nigeria

The Mangas of Nigeria, numbering approximately 250 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Mangas is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Mangas (zns)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 250
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013986
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

10%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mangas
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Mansi (Nigeria) Speakers

Media Resources in Mangas:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Mangas:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mangas 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 Mangas:
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 Mangas of Nigeria

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
readEphesians 6:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be alert and persistent in prayer for all believers, offering their requests with thanksgiving.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Mangas Across Countries (ROP3 - 106247) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MangasPG013986MangasNigeria250No Longer UnreachedMangasFolk Islam

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