• PEOPLE NAME: LIMBA OF SIERRA LEONE

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PEID: 14287

ROP: 111065

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Atlantic

Language: Limba, West-Central - (lia)

Alternate Name(s): Yimba, Yumba

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Sierra Leone

Also found in: Guinea

Population: 522,000

Global Population: 531,500


PEID: 14287

ROP: 111065

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Limba of Sierra Leone, numbering 522,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Atlantic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 531,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Limba, West-Central. The primary religion practiced by the Limba is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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