Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Kpan - (kpk)

Alternate Name(s): Kpanso, Kpanten, Akpanzhi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 22,000

Global Population: 22,000

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Kpan of Nigeria, numbering 22,000, are Engaged yet 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 Kpan. The primary religion practiced by the Kpan is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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